The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster(In-Person Event)

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<h3>IN-PERSON EVENT</h3><h2>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. Every class of Victorian society was travelling that night, including ex-soldiers, landowners, doctors, domestic servants and a beautiful heiress. Using extensive research, Phyllida Scrivens pays tribute to the 28 men, women and children who died.</h2><h2>Phyllida&#x27;s books will be available to buy after the event.</h2><h3>All in-person events have been subject to a COVID risk assessment. If you are visiting the Norfolk Record Office we ask that you please take note of the following:</h3><p>•	Please consider wearing a facemask if encouraged to do so by staff (the use of facemasks will be advised for events with over 30 attendees)</p><p>•	Use hand sanitizer on entering the building/room</p><p>•	Do not attend an event if you have any COVID-19 symptoms</p><h3>In return we will do the following:</h3><p>•	Provide facemasks for anyone without one (in the case of events of over 30 people)</p><p>•	Clean touch points before the session starts</p><p>•	Open the windows in the room to allow for good air circulation</p><h3></h3><h3>In-person events will only run depending on the current government guidelines at the time. Please check the website in case of cancellations or amendments.</h3><h3>There is limited parking on the Norfolk County Council campus, when you book your ticket you will be asked to provide a car registration number if travelling by car.</h3><h3>This is a hybrid event, with a small in-person audience at The Archive Centre and an online audience. You can book a place for the online audience <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/432641862457" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/265837867217" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/349601897687" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/188353609717" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a></h3><h3>Find our November 2022- February 2023 programme of events <a href="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/norfolk-record-office-events/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a></h3><h3><strong>The maximum capacity of events is limited, to ensure a space please book using the links below. If you are no longer able to attend an event please let us know.</strong></h3><h3></h3>

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