EAW024415 ENGLAND (1949). The Reliance Garage (Norwich) Ltd Garage off Heigham Street, Norwich City Railway Station Goods Yards and environs, Norwich, from the south, 1949. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
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Title | [EAW024415] The Reliance Garage (Norwich) Ltd Garage off Heigham Street, Norwich City Railway Station Goods Yards and environs, Norwich, from the south, 1949. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. |
Reference | EAW024415 |
Date | 6-July-1949 |
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Place name | NORWICH |
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District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 622443, 309289 |
Longitude / Latitude | 1.2877476676135, 52.635325767097 |
National Grid Reference | TG224093 |
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Considering Norwich City Station was the main terminus on the M&GN line it is surprising so little of the structure remains. During the 1970’s, when the inner ring road was under construction, the platform infill was robbed out and used to build the mound on St Crispin’s roundabout and as hardcore for the duelling of nearby roads. The houses on Barker Street were demolished and the road extended south east.
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