NHER 13579 (Monument record) - Route of Scole Railway

1850 to 1856. Left line north of Diss station and had several branches, to Hall, brickfield, and barn on the Frenze estate, and back upon itself by main line to north.
No trace shown on map (S1) but there is supposed to be river bridge abutments near Frenze Hall.
Course shown on an early series of (S1) seen briefly at Gissing old school. Left the main line by present siding at Diss station immediately passing through brickyard then crossing river; branches to Frenze Hall, Nab Barn, back to Scole Inn and to Waterloo.
E. Rose (NAU), 10 August 1984.

Informant states that farm buildings at 1365 7962 were sheds and crossing cottage for railway. [1]
E. Rose (NAU), 20 May 1985.

Course now drawn on NHER map from copy of map published in (S2). Text of this not yet seen and is hard to reconcile with contours. The map shows a 'brick field' near the Rectory but no other information is known about this.
Copy in secondary file.
Comp. E.Rose 18 February 1997.

Text of (S2) now in file and does describe the route as shown on the map. Remains of bridges, barns, etc. also described.
For the Brick Field see NHER 32917.
E. Rose (NLA), 15 September 1997.

(S3) and (S4) in file.

2005. At the road crossing TM 1364 7962 adjacent to the crossing cottage (and the large building which was in fact a vegetable processing centre and not sheds for the railway).
Ditch digging in 2005 revealed a number of railway sleepers. These were seen in February; they are no different from standard gauge sleepers, and now very rotten.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 February 2005.