Places to see in ( Whittlesey - UK )
Places to see in ( Whittlesey - UK )
Whittlesey, historically known as Whittlesea or Witesie, is an ancient Fenland market town about 6 miles east of Peterborough, in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire in England. With the neighbouring villages of Coates, Eastrea, Pondersbridge and Turves, it had a population of 16,058 at the 2011 Census.
Whittlesey is located between the city of Peterborough, 6 miles (10 km) to the west and the town of March, 11 miles (18 km) to the east, and is bordered to the north by the River Nene and to the south by Whittlesey Dyke. Historically it was connected to Peterborough and March by the Roman road Fen Causeway constructed in the first century AD, a route approximately followed by the modern A605.
The rail station is on the Ely to Peterborough Line (historically the Great Eastern Line), with direct trains to Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leicester, Stansted Airport, Ely, Ipswich and Peterborough. Whittlesey appears in the Cartularium Saxonicum (973 A.D.) as Witlesig, in the Domesday Book as Witesie.
Whittlesey was also infamous for its number of public houses; folk lore dictates that, at one time, there were 52 - one for each week of the year. In 1797, a local farmer, when writing his diary, noted that 'they like drinking better than fighting in Whittlesea'. In other history, Whittlesey was an important trade route in the late Bronze Age (about 1100-800 BC), where civilisations traded with many places, including the Balkans. Such evidence is clear at the important archeological site of Must Farm, where log boats, roundhouses, bowls with food in them, and the most complete wooden wheel were housed.
The Market Place, located in the centre of Whittlesey, is still the site of the town's market, held every Friday. A right to hold a weekly market was first granted in 1715, although there have been several periods since then during which the market did not function, for example from the late 1700s until c. 1850. Because of the nearby city of Peterborough, the market is no longer of great importance to the town.
The 'Whittlesey Summer Festival', held annually in September, takes over much of the town centre. Attractions in recent years included a large classic car display, a large Italian Food stall, fairground rides, a steam engine, and in 2009, a flying display by a Hawker Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. An art competition, for students of Sir Harry Smith Community College also runs with the festival, with entries displayed throughout the day in the Whittlesey Christian Church. 2009 also saw the people of Whittlesey raise £10,000 for bushfire victims in Whittlesea, Melbourne.
The town has one secondary school, Sir Harry Smith Community College (opened in 1953 on the site of Whittlesey Workhouse), and three primary schools. There is also another primary school in the neighbouring village of Coates. Whittlesey Museum is located in the Old Town Hall and contains collections relating to the natural and cultural heritage of Whittlesey and the surrounding area.
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Fenland Trains 2019 Whittlesey, 5th April 'Statesman 47's, DB Maritime 66047 & B52's!'
The stunning 47593 'Galloway Princess' leading Statesman ecs(with BR Green 47501 'Craftsman' on the rear)the highlight of this visit, closely followed by new DB Cargo Maritime livery 66047 on 4L45. There's plenty of other freight workings with DB Cargo, Freightliner, and GB Railfreight Class 66's, plus a selection of passenger services, a couple of drone shots, and a trio of B52's!
Filmed on 5th April 2019.
A tour of northern England in accents
Dialect coach Elspeth Morrison presents a tour of the accents of the North.
Melvyn Bragg explores the North:
London 1961 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an English filmmaker while visiting London probably in 1961.
It contains footage of: changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, traffic and shopping in the West End, and more.
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Whittlesey St. Mary
This is not so much a cemetery as the area around the church which WAS a cemetery. All the grave markers have been moved against walls (as can be seen in the video); some of them have clear lettering but most are eroded. Over the road is a another ex-cemetery area which has also been cleared and turned into a garden to sit in and enjoy. Whittlesey cemetery is a little distance away.
WCML Trains 2019 DIRFT, 7th May 'Eight Locos In Eighty!'
A short visit to Nortoft Lane, DIRFT for several freight workings(plus three STP workings for my May highlights movie - one of which you can see here), with Biffa 66783 on the car train being the highlight. There's also DB red 66035 shunting alongside the Eddie Stobart warehouse and four Freightliner workings with Class 66's and double-headed Class 90's.
Filmed on 7th May 2019.
Norwich Castle - Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
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Norwich Castle
This Norman Royal Palace served as a prison from the 14th century until it became a museum in 1894.
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- Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
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- Stairs leading up to the Norwich Castle by Pauloandab from a blog titled Eng-a-land!
- Inside Norwich Castle by Pauloandab from a blog titled Eng-a-land!
- Norwich Castle One by Lishinlondon from a blog titled Norwich and Great Yarmouth
- Norwich Castle Two by Lishinlondon from a blog titled Norwich and Great Yarmouth
- The norwich castle by Kknowlton from a blog titled Norwich
- Norwich Castle by Prueandben from a blog titled Long weekend
- Norwich castle by Hannahfoster from a blog titled First week at uni
Great Days Afloat in the Cambridgeshire Fens 720p
Great Days afloat in the Cambridgeshire Fens with Fox Narrowboats from March. Day boats designed for 2 to 10 people. Tuition provided on arrival. No prior experience necessary
HST via Cambridge
0624 HST 43296 & 43238 Edinburgh to Kings Cross diverted via Cambridge due to an incident at St Neots passes Addenbrookes Hospital south of Cambridge at 1340 arriving at Kings Cross around 200 minutes late.
Trains in and around Ely, TFL | 29/09/18
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After our Cambridge station visits we head to Ely station and areas around to catch some freight (only 2).
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Ely info:
Ely railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
It is 70 miles 30 chains (113.3 km) from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Waterbeach and Littleport stations on the Fen line. It is also the terminus of three other lines: the Breckland line to Norwich, a branch line to Peterborough and a branch line to Ipswich.
Ely is a busy station with trains running to a variety of destinations including Cambridge, King's Lynn, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool. It is managed by Greater Anglia which is also one of four train operators that serve the station, the others being Great Northern, CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains.
The station was opened in 1845 by the Eastern Counties Railway at a cost of £81,500, the land on which it was built being a marshy swamp. The station was modified substantially in the early 1990s, at the time that electrification of the line was taking place.
Services:
The station is served by four operators:
CrossCountry trains provides an hourly service from Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street. This service is routed via Cambridge, Peterborough and Leicester, and uses Class 170 Turbostar diesel multiple units.
East Midlands Trains provides an (approximately) hourly service from Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street via Peterborough, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Manchester Piccadilly. Services are operated using Class 158 diesel multiple units (or, occasionally, Class 156 diesel multiple units) which reverse at Ely.
Great Northern serve the station as part of their service from London King's Cross to King's Lynn. Outside peak hours the services run non-stop between London and Cambridge as part of the half-hourly Cambridge Cruiser service. One train per hour then continues beyond Cambridge, stopping at all stations on the Fen Line to King's Lynn. The journey from King's Cross to Ely is timetabled to take just over an hour on the fastest services. Services are more frequent (up to every half an hour) during peak hours when demand is highest. During peak hours most trains divide (northbound) or couple (southbound) at Cambridge which adds some minutes to the journey time. In addition, during peak hours most services make additional stops between London Kings Cross and Cambridge which contributes further to an extended journey time. During recent years the number of direct services has increased; from the timetable change of December 2013 there are direct services from London every half hour from 16:44 to 23:14. Some off-peak services can take as little as 1 hour and 5 minutes between London and Ely. During peak hours they can take up to 1 hour and 21 minutes.
Greater Anglia serves the station with three routes:
An hourly service between Cambridge and Norwich via the Breckland Line. These services normally use three coach Class 170 Turbostar units. Four units are diagrammed to work the hourly service.
A two hourly service between Ipswich and Peterborough via Bury St Edmunds. These services normally use two coach Class 170 Turbostar diesel multiple units. Two units are diagrammed to work the two hourly service.
On weekdays there are four services that operate to London Liverpool Street in the morning peak, three of which originate at King's Lynn while one commences at Ely. There are four return journeys in the evening; one terminating at Ely while the other three continue to King's Lynn. There is no service on Saturday or Sunday. These services normally use Class 379 or Class 317 electrical multiple units.
Retail:
There are two branches of Locoespresso on the station, one on platform 1 and the other on platform 2/3. These serve hot and cold drinks as well as snacks, magazines and newspapers. Platform 1 also includes an L.A. Golden Bean kiosk which sells hot and cold drinks and snacks.
Low Bridge:
Immediately north-east of Ely station, the railway lines pass on a bridge over the A142. The height available for road traffic passing beneath the bridge is only 9.0 feet (2.7 m) which is unusually low for a bridge over an A-road. Despite the various warnings, the limited headroom is a frequent cause of accidents. High vehicles must use a level crossing next to the bridge.