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History

The history and traditions of Lowestoft, and its society, including that of some of today's companies and businesses. It's in the early stages. Stories, information, and local links all about Lowestoft History

Visit our new project Our Fallen. Try the Historic High Street Stroll where you can click on a building and find out some key facts about its history. And if it's a business, what it can do for you. Try the Timeline to look at some key dates in our history. Just scroll or swipe down the page, or click on the 'related topic' below, or use the highlighted menus above.

And check out stories with a connection to the area's history, from Heritage Action Zone to walks along The Scores. Want to add information? Or suggest a link? Just email us with the details using the [Got a comment] block on any story

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Faith and Duty opposing Earthly Ambition - A Local StoryIntroduction
An ink-and-wash study of the Town Chamber, with Chapel to the rear, executed by Richard Powles in 1784. To be found in the Isaac Gillingwater collection of local illustrations c. 1807 - Suffolk Archives, Ipswich, 193/2/1.   

Money Received by Captain Andrew Leake towards the Rebuilding of the Chapel (1698)An ink-and-wash study of the Town Chamber, with…

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Here is a great example of how working together we can achieve a lot, what I like to call the 'Hive Mind'. I spotted an FB post about a 'lost street…

   G&E CREDIT: Port of Lowestoft Research Society
To begin we need to go back to 1905 when a fishing smack called the G & E was launched. The G & E had registration LT 649 and was a normal…

The first challenge is that many High Street buildings are so tall that even standing the other side of the street it isn’t possible to fit it all…

Feb 1665 Some idea of the vulnerability of the Lothingland coastline during times of trouble may be had from an incident which occurred during the…