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The Raid on Yarmouth, on 3 November 1914, was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British North Sea port and town of Great Yarmouth.German shells only landed on the beach causing little damage to the town, after German ships laying mines offshore were interrupted by British destroyers.
Lowestoft was a base of operations for minelaying and sweeping, while Yarmouth was a base for the submarines that disrupted German movements in the Heligoland Bight. The destruction of the harbours and other military establishments of both towns would assist the German war effort, even if the raid failed to bait the British heavy units.
Reedham railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in the East of England, serving the village of Reedham, Norfolk.It is 12 miles 13 chains (19.6 km) down the line from Norwich; it is situated between Cantley to the west and, to the east, Berney Arms on the branch to Great Yarmouth or Haddiscoe on the branch to Lowestoft. [2]
The line from Reedham to Lowestoft was added in 1847 by Samuel Morton Peto as part of the Norfolk Railway. [citation needed] Finally, the northern route from Norwich to Great Yarmouth via Acle was added in 1883 by the Great Eastern Railway, opening from Breydon Junction to Acle on 12 March, and through to Brundall on 1 June. [2]
A raid on Yarmouth had produced few results but demonstrated the potential for fast raiding into British waters. On 16 November, Rear Admiral Franz von Hipper , commander of the German battlecruiser squadron, persuaded his superior, Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl , to ask the Kaiser for permission to conduct another raid.
First Great Yarmouth operates services within the towns of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea, as well as dedicated routes to Norwich and Lowestoft under the Coastlink brand. The Great Yarmouth services operate out of the old Great Yarmouth Transport depot on Caister Road, which is a listed building dating back to the mid-1900s, retaining its ...
The party had travelled there along the River Waveney by sailing boat without event. [2] The troop struck camp on the morning of 1 June 1914 and embarked on the boat for the return journey at 8:30 am. [1]
First Eastern Counties operates local bus services, with routes connecting the village with Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. [10] Hopton-on-Sea railway station was a stop on the Yarmouth-Lowestoft line, which linked Yarmouth Beach and Lowestoft. The line and the station were closed in 1970, as part of the Beeching Axe. [11]