History

It's not all that often that we can congratulate local councils.

Lowestoft Town Council has – it seems – listened to people and made some sensible decisions.

They had proposed bringing down the Triangle sails. Contentious, but not outrageous. This has been done. 

But they also proposed removing three of the four trees gracing the Triangle. There weren't many in the area who understood this idea. And they complained and objected.

Our aim is to connect children and adults with Lowestoft's history, culture and heritage through art, craft, and photographic activities, and by creating a new museum in Lowestoft.

This is a chronological account of Lowestoft's Triangle Market, which has been in existence for over 700 years. 

1208 King John issued Charter to Great Yarmouth creating Great Yarmouth as a free Burgh and other useful things, but were “...not being allowed to receive any custom of goods bought or sold in the market in Lothingland at any time of the year.” (Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft A reprint: with a chapter of more recent events by AE Murton 1897)

1251 Kessingland Market Charter granted in the reign of Henry 111

Local shops open late in Lowestoft's Historic High Street - a historic first!

Santa Claus hit Lowestoft's Historic High Street on Thursday 10th December 2020, as part of Most Easterly Community Group's Late Night Shopping Event. Many of the High Street's diverse group of independent shops and traders stayed open late to help people re-discover Lowestoft's best kept secret. As one happy visitor said "I've not been up the Historic High St for 20 years and never knew this was all here". Added: 23 September, 2023

  connectedhistories.org Connected Histories brings together a range of digital resources related to early modern and nineteenth century Britain with a single federated search that allows sophisticated searching of names, places and dates  

Organisations interested in local history and heritage

Use It All, Lowestoft Old and Now Community Website, Food Savvy/Suffolk Recycle, Most Easterly Community Group, Friends of Dip Farm and Lowestoft Town Council all had stalls under the Triangle Sails on Saturday the 18th September 2021.

Lowestoft Heritage Open Days Week seems to have been a tremendous success, again. An amazing amount of effort and work put into it right across Lowestoft, mostly by volunteers. An astonishing 115 events were listed.

New Use It All Collection Point - 141 High Street

Saturday 1st Jan 12 - 2pm

Friday 7th Jan 

Art exhibition at The Art Gallery, High Street, Lowestoft

11th May to 11th June

Private View Sunday 15th May 2-4pm

The Private View sounds intriguing and a little bit different to yer average - a lot of masks involved...