Hethersett Railway Station
HETHERSETT Railway Station was built in 1845 and in the 1960s as many as 12 trains a day in each direction stopped there.
Hethersett was on the Great Eastern Railway main line between Norwich and Thetford/Ely. In the 1960s the majority of trains stopping there were part of the Norwich to King’s Lynn/Wells Next the Sea service.
The station was almost 2 km from the main part of the village, down what is now Station Lane which is divided by the main A11. In 1966, the station was considered to be surplus to requirements and was closed. The platforms were removed.
For a time the station buildings were used as part of a tyre store. Subsequently the station building was left derelict and photographs of its poor state are available on the internet. Another interesting part of the station's history saw sidings put into place leading to a Ministry of Defence oil depot during the Second World War.
The photographs on this page illustrate the history of the station. Unless otherwise stated they were either provided or taken by Hethersett archivist Gary Wyatt and we are grateful to him for permission to reproduce them Picture One - Hethersett Station 1950 looking towards Norwich, taken from the 'down' (i.e. Norwich-bound) platform looking over the level crossing to the 'up' (i.e. Cambridge-bound) platform. Photographer unknown.
Picture Two - Hethersett Station with Bert Thrower in the signal box- The 'down' platform is hidden by the train. This photograph was taken by Norwich based photographer Tom Nokes around 1910. Noakes took a number of images in and around Hethersett.
Picture Three -Hethersett Station taken in 2011 when it was derelict. Taken from the Hethersett side of the line at the point where the level crossing gate originally stood. The main station building (still with canopy but platform gone) is on the left. Building on right is probably the parcels/ goods building.
Picture Four - Hethersett Station’s main building in 2011 -
Picture Five - Hethersett Station taken in 2014. The same scene as Picture Three but after 'renovation' by an asphalt company. Note that the canopy and some of the chimneys have gone.
Picture Six and Seven show the Station as it was in 2014 after renovation. Picture Seven shows the current situation from the Ketteringham side. The main building after renovation is seen on the right and the goods building on the left.
Hethersett was on the Great Eastern Railway main line between Norwich and Thetford/Ely. In the 1960s the majority of trains stopping there were part of the Norwich to King’s Lynn/Wells Next the Sea service.
The station was almost 2 km from the main part of the village, down what is now Station Lane which is divided by the main A11. In 1966, the station was considered to be surplus to requirements and was closed. The platforms were removed.
For a time the station buildings were used as part of a tyre store. Subsequently the station building was left derelict and photographs of its poor state are available on the internet. Another interesting part of the station's history saw sidings put into place leading to a Ministry of Defence oil depot during the Second World War.
The photographs on this page illustrate the history of the station. Unless otherwise stated they were either provided or taken by Hethersett archivist Gary Wyatt and we are grateful to him for permission to reproduce them Picture One - Hethersett Station 1950 looking towards Norwich, taken from the 'down' (i.e. Norwich-bound) platform looking over the level crossing to the 'up' (i.e. Cambridge-bound) platform. Photographer unknown.
Picture Two - Hethersett Station with Bert Thrower in the signal box- The 'down' platform is hidden by the train. This photograph was taken by Norwich based photographer Tom Nokes around 1910. Noakes took a number of images in and around Hethersett.
Picture Three -Hethersett Station taken in 2011 when it was derelict. Taken from the Hethersett side of the line at the point where the level crossing gate originally stood. The main station building (still with canopy but platform gone) is on the left. Building on right is probably the parcels/ goods building.
Picture Four - Hethersett Station’s main building in 2011 -
Picture Five - Hethersett Station taken in 2014. The same scene as Picture Three but after 'renovation' by an asphalt company. Note that the canopy and some of the chimneys have gone.
Picture Six and Seven show the Station as it was in 2014 after renovation. Picture Seven shows the current situation from the Ketteringham side. The main building after renovation is seen on the right and the goods building on the left.