Wymondham

It was nice, this time in Norfolk to get a chance to actually look around Wymondham, which is a very pretty little town. The flint and redbrick is very apparent, on the bridge over the River Tiffey, and the Walls around Wymondham Abbey. I loved the little yellow signal box for the Mid Norfolk Railway, too.

The abbey, built of flint and Caen stone, is also very impressive. Only having my phone I have needed a bit of Photoshop Trickery for this view.

The grounds are also very calm and quiet, and the streets around the abbey full of lovely buildings.

I like the huge range of eras represented in the buildings. There’s something that encapsulates many of my memories of East Anglia here. I think there’s a certain small town feeling to the place, but it seems very calm and well presented.

This poster board for the Mei Norfolk Railway is tucked away in an alley. Not so the intresting building in the marketplace, which is now a tourist infomation office. I can’t find much about it’s history though, and it wasn’t open to ask.

Just outside the town is the Station. Like many older station buildings, the buildings have been taken over as a bistro and a tanning salon, but there is some interesting railwayana preserved, both on the station and the cottages outside which give the station a nice feel. The branch off to the right connects the Mid Norfolk Railway to the mainline.

There’s also a pleasent cemetary, again with some interesting buildings, just by the station, which is worth a look around.

It’s quite a small place, but I feel I have only just touched the surface of this little town, and hopefully will be able to see a bit more of it another time.