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May 1535 - Muster Roll of Lothingland Half-hundred, dated 23rd of the month, listed and named 292 able-bodied men for its defence. Lowestoft provided 130 of these (46%), with three widows included for their late husbands’ weapons. Armaments consisted mainly of bills (a hatchet-like metal attachment on the end of a pole) and bows and arrows, with a minority of the men also possessing helmets and body armour. No firearms are recorded. 

Added: 14 April, 2024
Book

novel published, Silver Harvest, which is based on Lowestoft's history 1826-1956. The launch is at Waterstone's, Lowestoft, on Thursday, 5th September, 6.30 for 7.00

Added: 19 August, 2024
William Buckingham Beatton
Many professional footballers served in the forces. Those killed in action included Lowestoft's own Ivan Flowers who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Mansfield Town. At a local level Abiah Sabberton (who also took part in tug of war), Thomas Chenery were both in the Great Eastern Railway football team. In 1898 Lowestoft football team captain, William Beatton, so impressed the opposing team Aston Villa (FA Cup winners and officially the best team in England) that they asked him to join them! Added: 17 December, 2023
Sun
On 15 December 1914 the sailing trawler Queen of Devon left Lowestoft for the fishing grounds. It was reckoned that the vessel would be home on 22nd December Added: 15 December, 2023
truce

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914
One famous, and unusual, incident during the First World War was the Christmas Truce of 1914. 

Added: 13 December, 2023
dotted line indicates WWI

As part of our tribute to those Lowestoft people who died because of two World Wars. We came across 13 Clemence Street - perhaps the most unfortunate wartime address in Lowestoft?

Added: 10 October, 2023
Book cd

A Millenium Heritage project from 1999 has been restored and saved by LO&N. It can be viewed here and even has its audio files updated to a current (playable) mp3 format as can be seen/heard here  

https://22villages.manystories.org/

Added: 6 October, 2023
CREDIT:Susan Parr

A project funded by the Arts Council is calling on people to share memories of a town's now-closed department store.

Tuttles Tales will examine Tuttles in Lowestoft, Suffolk, which closed in 1981, through personal stories and physical memorabilia.

The stories will be collated to inspire a production of the same name at The Seagull Theatre in March 2024.

 

Added: 27 September, 2023
Bridge 1972

The present Bascule Bridge was lowered into position during the weekend of 18th-19th December 1971. The bridge itself opened to traffic on Monday 20th March 1972 and was officially opened on Friday 24th March 1972.

Added: 23 September, 2023
sign

A piece of railway history has returned to Lowestoft with a new sign installed at Coke Ovens Junction, half a mile to the west of the town’s railway station. The name of the junction disappeared in 1970 when the Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth line closed.

Added: 23 September, 2023