The great Thorpe railway disaster 1874
Scrivens, Phyllida2021
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At Norwich Station on 10 September 1874, a momentary misunderstanding between the Night Inspector and young Telegraph Clerk resulted in an inevitable head-on collision. The residents of the picturesque riverside village of Thorpe-Next-Norwich were shocked by a 'deafening peal of thunder', sending them running through the driving rain towards a scene of destruction. Surgeons were summoned from the city, as the dead, dying and injured were taken to a near-by inn and boatyard. Every class of Victorian society was travelling that night, including ex-soldiers, landowners, clergymen, doctors, seamstresses, saddlers, domestic servants and a beautiful heiress. For many months local and national newspapers followed the story, publishing details of subsequent deaths, manslaughter trial and outcomes of record-breaking compensation claims.
Main title:
The great Thorpe railway disaster 1874 / Phyllida Scrivens.
Author:
Scrivens, Phyllida, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2021.
Collation:
1 volume ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526764027 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
363.122094
Language:
English
BRN:
2292087