S7 • E2 Jul 18, 2008
Richard flies from Gloucester to Norwich, following various National Rail and preserved railway lines. Having left Gloucester (cathedral), he passes over Cheltenham (GCHQ listening station) before flying along the preserved Gloucestershire and Warwickshire railway, calling at Croome landscape park, Worcester (cathedral, Royal Worcester China) and Hanbury Hall. He then follows the preserved Severn Valley railway from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, diverting briefly to Stourport to look at the terminus of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. In Bridgnorth he sees the cliff railway between the Low Town and High Town areas. Having flown over Birmingham (New Street railway station) he flies past Bosworth (Wars of the Roses battle), Kirby Muxloe Castle (which was never completed) and Leicester before passing over the Great Central heritage railway line. Having taken a look at the Flying Scotsman locomotive on an excursion on the East Coast Main Line, he flies to Melton Mowbray, famous for Stilton cheese and pork pies, and then on to Oakham and the Rutland Water reservoir. Following the Nene Valley railway, he arrives at Peterborough (brick works, cathedral) and follows the railway line towards Norwich, passing over Thetford and The Brecks where he sees the Army training area. Finally he arrives at Norwich, where the earliest known aerial photograph was taken - of Thorpe railway station in 1895 - and looks at Norwich Castle.
