Advent Day Essays

This building, which stands in Arnold Street, is in need of some restorative tlc and is an important remnant of Lowestoft’s military past. Built and opened in 1872 for the Lowestoft Artillery Volunteer Company which (along with accompanying Rifle Volunteers) was formed in 1860. Designed by local architect W.O. Chambers.

What you see is the remains of the base of a beacon, one of a pair erected in 1552 (on the orders of the Marquis of Northampton), to warn of attack from the sea. Its companion was located just to the north of what is now the junction of Gunton Drive with Corton Road.

Kirkley Cemetery is a burial ground in the Kirkley area of Lowestoft in Suffolk. Located on London Road South, the cemetery is maintained by Waveney District Council and is open for traditional and Green Burials.  Thr two Memorial Chapels were designed by local architect J.L. Clemence in Early English gothic style.

The building which is the subject of this piece, and has now been closed for some considerable time, is the premises seen beyond the grey parked car. 

This is certainly the most important work-related building left in town, connected with the Lowestoft fishing industry of pre-industrial times

Looking due east down Lake Lothing towards the open reaches of the North Sea and, from there, across to the near countries of Western Europe.

The Methodist Church, or Chapel, at Corton was built in 1873 and opened the following year

This circular brick enclosure, which stands at the junction of Pound Lane with Church Road, was built for the temporary accommodation of stray animals found on the loose

The wooded walkway shown here, under the title above, represents part of the former golf course which once occupied this particular sector of Pakefield parish.

The Tramway Hotel in full view - a typical building of its kind from around 1900 and one which marks the southerly terminating point of the former Lowestoft tramway system.