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Wherryman's Way
Wherryman's Way is a long-distance footpath in the English county of Norfolk. Route Wherryman's Way is long, running between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It follows the course of the River Yare where possible, with some significant stretches away from the river where there is no continuous path alongside the Yare. Where the River Chet meets the Yare, it follows the former upstream to Loddon, Norfolk, Loddon and then largely uses roads to the Reedham Ferry to cross the River Yare. From Reedham, Norfolk, Reedham the route is along the northern bank of the Yare the rest of the way, passing Berney Arms where it joins the route of the Weavers' Way. The two routes then follow the northern edge of Breydon Water before going under Breydon Bridge and into Great Yarmouth. By Vauxhall Bridge next to Great Yarmouth railway station a sculpture marks the end points of the Wherryman's Way, Weavers' Way and Angles Way. The trail is named after the trading Norfolk wherry, wherries that used the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bluelight
William Cullum (10 April 1859 – July 1949), known as Billy Bluelight, was a popular English flower vendor and cult figure in Norwich. He was well known for his races, when he would run the 20-mile stretch alongside the steam boat, steam pleasure boats beside the rivers River Wensum, Wensum and River Yare, Yare. Early life Cullum was born in the slums of his home city of Norwich. He never received a formal education, but he did however teach himself to read. He worked briefly at Mackintosh's, Caley's chocolate factory and, by 1907, he was already legendary for his racing and street selling activities. Later life Cullum never married and lived with his mother, until her death. They lived at several addresses in the city including Oak Street, Colegate and Pykerells House at St Mary's Plain. After his mother's death around 1930 he was reported to have entered Woodlands, part of the West Norwich Hospital. By 1939, he was living at Palmer Road on the Mile Cross Estate, Norwich, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reedham, Norfolk
Reedham is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and within The Broads. It is on the north bank of the River Yare, east of the city of Norwich, south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. The village's name means 'reedy homestead/village' or 'reedy hemmed-in land'. History Before the draining of the marshes towards Great Yarmouth, Reedham was a coastal village which included a Roman lighthouse. Fragments of Roman brick and stone can be found in the local church. King Edmund of East Anglia is said to have lived here. The Fastolf family, whose most celebrated member was Sir John Fastolf, are recorded here from the 13th century. Polkey's Mill is a derelict grade II* listed windpump dating from about 1880. On 21 February 1944, two United States Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, B-17s from the 385th Bombardment Group collided above Reedham. All 21 crew members d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council is the upper-tier Local government in England, local authority for Norfolk, England. Below it there are seven second-tier district councils: Breckland District, Breckland, Broadland, Borough of Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk, Norwich, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, and South Norfolk. The council has been under Conservative Party (UK), Conservative majority control since 2017. It is based at County Hall, Norwich. History Elected county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, taking over many administrative functions that had previously been performed by unelected magistrates at the quarter sessions. The boroughs of Norwich and Great Yarmouth were both considered large enough to provide their own county-level services, so they became county boroughs, independent from the county council. The county council was elected by and provided services to the remainder of the county outside those two boroughs, which area was te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broads Authority
The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used to identify specific areas within the two counties respectively, the whole area is frequently referred to as the Norfolk Broads. The lakes, known as broads, were formed by the flooding of peat workings. The Broads, and some surrounding land, were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national parks of England and Wales, national park by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. The #Management, Broads Authority, a special statutory authority responsible for managing the area, became operational in 1989. The area is , most of which is in Norfolk, with over of navigable waterways. There are seven rivers and 63 broads, mostly less than deep. Thirteen broads are generally open to navigation, with a further th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Radio .
The station's programming includes interviews and features, and a range of specialist music programming. Minority language programmes in Future Radio is a local community radio station serving the city of Norwich, Norfolk. The station is part of local charity Future Projects History Future Radio began broadcasting in May 2004 with its first 28-day Restricted Service Licence (RSL). Six such short-term RSLs were broadcast in total, each on the station's former frequency of 105.1 FM. On 6 August 2007 Future Radio launched its full-time permanent service on 96.9 FM, broadcasting from studios on Motum Road, Norwich. The station's first song was " Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1975.Talking Heads [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angles Way
The Angles Way is a long-distance footpath in England, close to the River Waveney and River Little Ouse and thus close to the Norfolk/Suffolk border between Great Yarmouth and Thetford. Originally the Angles Way went only as far as Knettishall Heath, but a section of some 15 miles (24 km) onwards to Thetford, once described as the Angles Way Link, is now regarded as part of the Angles Way itself, and signed as such at Thetford and described as such on the website of Norfolk County Council who maintain the rout The route may be conveniently divided into eight stages: #Great Yarmouth to Fritton Lake, via Breydon Water and Burgh Castle. #Fritton Lake to Oulton Broad. #Oulton Broad to Beccles. #Beccles to Bungay. #Bungay to Harleston. #Harleston to Diss, passing near Hoxne. #Diss to Knettishall Heath, via Redgrave and Lopham Fen and Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fen #Knettishall Heath to Thetford. Each end of the footpath may be accessed from railway stations, with several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Yarmouth Railway Station
Great Yarmouth railway station (originally Yarmouth Vauxhall) is one of two eastern termini of the Wherry Lines in the East of England, serving the seaside town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The other terminus at the eastern end of the lines is and the western terminus, to which all trains run, is . Trains from Great Yarmouth run to Norwich via one of two routes: either via , the more regularly used line, or via . Great Yarmouth is down the line from Norwich via Acle and it is via Reedham. The station is managed currently by Greater Anglia, which also operates all of the trains that call. There is one train per hour to Norwich off-peak, with the service increasing in frequency during peak times. History Yarmouth Vauxhall The Bill for the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway (Y&NR) received Royal Assent on 18 June 1842. Work started on the line in April 1843 and the line and its stations were opened on 1 May 1844. Great Yarmouth station was originally named Yarmouth Vauxhall. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breydon Water
Breydon Water is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. It is a Local Nature Reserve, a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area. It is part of the Berney Marshes and Breydon Water nature reserve, which is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). It is a large stretch of sheltered estuary. It is at the gateway to The Broads river system on the eastern edge of Halvergate Marshes. It is the UK's largest protected wetland. It is long and more than wide in places. Breydon Water is overlooked at the southern end by the remains of the Roman Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle. Centuries ago, Breydon Water would have been one large estuary facing the sea. At the western end the water may be considered to start at the confluence of the River Yare and River Waveney; smaller sources including The Fleet flow in from the surrounding marshland. Safe passage for boats is indicated by red and green marker posts. Unlike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weavers' Way
The Weavers' Way is a long-distance footpath in Norfolk, England. Much of the Weavers’ Way footpath follows the old trackbed of the Aylsham North railway station, Aylsham to Yarmouth Beach railway station, Great Yarmouth railway line, which was operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and was closed in 1959. Route The Weavers' Way runs from Cromer to Great Yarmouth. It passes through Hanworth, Norfolk, Hanworth, Aylsham, North Walsham, Worstead, Stalham, Potter Heigham, Thurne and Halvergate; it then crosses the marshes around Berney Arms and skirts the northern edge of Breydon Water where it shares the same route as the Wherryman's Way. on the Long Distance Walkers Association, LDWA website The name ''Weavers' Way'' comes from the cloth industry that was once a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berney Arms
Berney Arms is a settlement on the north bank of the River Yare, close to Breydon Water in the England, English county of Norfolk. It is part of the civil parish of Reedham, Norfolk, Reedham, in the Non-metropolitan district, district of Broadland, and lies within The Broads. It comprises Berney Arms railway station, a railway station, Berney Arms Windmill, a windmill, a farmhouse and a pub which closed in late 2015 (though permission for conversion to a dwelling was refused; campaigners are seeking to reopen it as a pub). In 2020, an adjacent property opened as a bistro. The area is not accessible by public road. History Berney Arms takes its name from the Berney Arms public house, which is by the Wharf, staithe on the north bank of the River Yare and which served walkers and boaters passing through the area. It was closed in 2015 and the owner proposed to turn the pub into a private house, but planning permission was refused. The public house was named after the landowner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reedham Ferry
Reedham Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry across the River Yare in the English county of Norfolk, in the Broads. The ferry crosses the river near the village of Reedham and is the only crossing of the Yare between the bridge carrying the A47 on the eastern outskirts of Norwich and Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth ( ), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside resort, seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. Its fishing industry, m ..., saving users a journey of over 30 miles. The ferry is also the only remaining vehicle ferry in Norfolk. The current ferryboat was built in 1983 and can carry three cars at a time. Reedham Ferry is also the name of an inn standing adjacent to the ferry on the northern bank. References External links Official website Chain ferries in the United Kingdom Ferry transport in England Transport in Norfolk 1983 ships {{Ferry-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
