Nah, it’s because it was plum in the centre of the city!

The Bland Payne (now Marsh) office block is situated on the old goods yards of Victoria Station which is why there is a bridge along the road to Sainsbury’s (I left Norwich in 1987 so can’t remember the name of the road) - the tracks were still there for the occasional Coal train which was on the site of Sainsbury’s.

As far as I understand the old track into Norwich City Station is now a cycle route from at least Marl Pit Lane (where the road still curves to go over a non existent bridge that used to be an accident black spot) and along the route passes across an A frame rail bridge over the Wensum which is one of the last of its kind in the country.

Posted By: biffbro on August 20th 2020 at 10:25:41

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At one time there used to be 3 (3) railway stations in Norwich (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 20, 09:09:05
- Even brom knew (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 20, 10:27:50
  - I did (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 20, 10:45:58
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 20, 11:01:03
- Brundall and Oulton Broad (General Chat) - KevinBond, Aug 20, 09:54:49
- And at (General Chat) - Clairvoyant Creosote, Aug 20, 09:45:32
  - Indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 20, 12:00:58
- The other one was where the roundabout at Halfords near flyover is. (General Chat) - Kar1, Aug 20, 09:44:34
- Norwich Victoria was where Sainsbury’s is on B Gate (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 20, 09:13:13
  - Yep. The only remnants are a small amount of railing and gate on the edge of SS roundabout (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 20, 09:39:46
    - There used to be a car park there (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 20, 12:35:50
  - yep correct. the office block over the road subsequently called 'victoria house' (n/m) (General Chat) - pab, Aug 20, 09:35:46
    - Nah, it’s because it was plum in the centre of the city! (General Chat) - biffbro, Aug 20, 10:25:41
  - you may well be it would make sense (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 20, 09:20:42
    - The station has looked much better since they added the roof to the other side... (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Aug 20, 10:31:40
    - Thorpe is older than the Spanish one isn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 20, 09:57:39
      - soz didn't spot v (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 20, 09:58:35
    - Canfranc was built 70 yrs after Thorpe (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Aug 20, 09:48:42
- there used to be 3 (three ) stations in Great Yarmouth (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 20, 09:12:27
  - But, nobody cares (gives a shit) about great yarmouth (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 20, 09:23:02
    - they do, I've seen ut on the beach (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 20, 09:59:08
      - probably someone from Norwich on a day trip (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 20, 10:07:16
    - whatever (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 20, 09:50:54

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