Picture 42 - Reedham, from Railway Bridge.

REEDHAM, FROM RAILWAY BRIDGE. This is also one of the favoured quarters of visitors to the Broads. The view is taken from the enormous swing bridge, over which the railway passes, and when the wind is foul, it is always a difficult matter to sail through it, particularly if the tide be against you. Just below the bridge is the New Cut, a perfectly straight canal, three miles long, connecting the Yare with the Waveney, which saves a round of some eighteen miles. Fishing is good, bream running large, as do perch, of which there are generally large numbers. The railway divides at Reedham, being the junction between the Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Norwich lines.