HERITAGE
Suffolk Recorders https://slhc.org.uk/recorders/
https://historicengland.org.uk/campaigns/help-write-history/everyday-heritage-grants/
Ipswich zoom meeting Cllr Carole Jones Contact in bury Suffolk sight meeting + newsletter article 2.5k Scanner - business dir idea
Meeting with LADIA
Ambassador event 8th mar John/christine to attend
Added: 17 January, 2024
#LowestoftDaysOfChristmas 10th day.. FROM SWAN INN and CROMWELL's HQ to well loved shops in many guises. Nos. 41-42 High Street, as seen today, are replacement buildings for "The Swan" inn, which once occupied the site and served as one of Lowestoft's premier hostelries during the 16th and 17th centuries. It was where Oliver Cromwell stayed overnight on 14 March 1643/44, when he came to Lowestoft (from Cambridge) with a force of cavalry, having heard tell of a shipment of arms either entering or leaving the town (it has never been established which).
Added: 21 December, 2023
THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914
One famous, and unusual, incident during the First World War was the Christmas Truce of 1914.
If you want to get really local you can put in your street or postcode. [more to follow...]
What do over 2000 casualties look like (large file)? As a spreadsheet, it looks interesting. Plot the home address to a street map, and the impact is sobering in its power.
Added: 11 December, 2023
A £10m transformation of a former town hall building will bring "social and economic benefit", a council said.
The granting of planning permission means the building in Lowestoft, Suffolk, will become a multi-use hub and will include a cafe, gallery and a community event space. CREDIT: BBC
Added: 16 November, 2023
Lowestoft, 1550-1750: Development and Change in a Suffolk Coastal Town by David Butcher
A detailed history of the town of Lowestoft, its society, economy, and topography. `A superbly researched study.... An excellent addition not only to the history of Suffolk but of early modern society and economy more generally.' Professor RICHARD SMITH, University of Cambridge.
Added: 12 November, 2023