Thanks David, much appreciated. Nan On 15 August 2011 06:28, David Mills <david.mills001@googlemail.com> wrote: > Will get onto her tomorrow..... I'll ask her if she knows which properties > were railway properties first and see if she can get a picture or two. Then > I'll ask her about the big railway set up.... > There are pictures on line in places of the two stations. > Best > david > > On 14 August 2011 00:27, Nan Bailey <aus.bailey@gmail.com> wrote: > > > David, > > > > I would appreciate that if your cousin is happy to check for me. Now I > have > > the correct name for the Railway I will be able to get something and I > have > > been sent extra links by Stan as well. > > > > This is such a wonderfully helpful list. > > > > Regards, Nan > > > > On 14 August 2011 05:06, David Mills <david.mills001@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I have a cousin living at Murrow: her address is Front Street, > > > Murrow....she > > > married into a local family. I will check with her about old railway > > > properties. > > > > > > Murrow was once a large railway junction and had two stations.... I > have > > > seen old photos of this junction but suspect that they may well have > gone > > > the way of so much of family history. IIRC it was a target fro WWII > > > bombing...peopepl may be able to correct this info. > > > > > > Will ask my cousin about it all. It's a long time since I visited > there. > > > David > > > > > > > > > On 13 August 2011 17:19, Stan Langley <stanllangley@ic24.net> wrote: > > > > > > > Nan, > > > > Idle curiosity prompted me to do a little digging. Google > > Map > > > > shows Front Road as being in Murrow - a little to the east of Wisbech > > St. > > > > Mary - you can view the entire road by using the Street facility. > The > > > 1901 > > > > census shows Samuel is resident at Sunnyside No. 2, Kiln House Lane, > > > W.S.M. > > > > and in 1911 at Chestnut House, W.S.M. These properties may well still > > > > exist. > > > > > > > > Would suggest you check out this website: > > > > > > > http://www.wisbechstmary.org.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1< > > > > which has a couple of photographs showing the Wisbech St. Mary > Railway > > > > Station. There is history page that could be of interest and a > contact > > > link > > > > should you wish to pose a question or two. > > > > > > > > There is a photograph of the site of Murrow Station on > this > > > > link: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://myrailwaystation.com/FORMER%20LOCATIONS/pages/MURROW%20%20STATION%20%20%20Ex%20G_%20N_%20&%20G_%20E_%20Jt%20%20%20and%20%20M_%20&%20G_%20N_%20%201973_%20Photo%20by%20Peter%20Howie%20_jpg.htm > > > < > > > > > > > > Stan L. Langley - West Norfolk U.K. > > > > Principal Interests; JICKLING; LANGLEY; RICHMOND; WAD(DE)LOW; > > W(H)ILLOCK. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nan Bailey" <aus.bailey@gmail.com> > > > > To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:40 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [NFK] Mid and G N H Railway > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you everyone for the correct name. No wonder I couldn't find > it > > > with > > > > putting the H in my search. I will check out all the excellent links > > and > > > > thanks for sending them. It is hard to imagine where places are when > > you > > > > are > > > > not familiar with a place. > > > > Samuel Bailey was a signalman working for the Midland and Great > > Northern > > > > Railway and was living in and working from a Railway supplied house > at > > > > Front > > > > Road, Wisbech St. Mary. Cambs. He later moved to Walpole St. Andrew > > > > Norfolk. 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