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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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Dorothy Dallimer

ACHIEVEMENTS: Ensured that vital wartime communications remained operational. Dorothy Ann Daphne Dallimer, born on December 1, 1889…
The home of Benjamin Ibrook (Overseer of the Poor, 1682 &1692) - a merchant recently arrived in Lowestoft from Southwold, whose main business interests were in fishing and fish-curing.   

Lowestoft Overseers of the Poor Accounts (1656-1712)

The largest administrative task by far to demand both the attention and the time of the parochial authorities in Lowestoft during the Early Modern…

High Street Buildings - Surviving Internal Timber-framing

Overview and CommentaryOn 12 May 1545 Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (and third of his family to hold the title), visited Lowestoft as part of a…

Bank on the Mark IV Tank

   CREDIT: Sue & Larry Howes
A fitting tribute to Henry Browne, Clifford Brewster, and the other Lowestoft men who lost their lives serving with tank units in both world wars.…
A panoramic view of Lowestoft, taken by Richard Powles from the North-east Gun Battery in 1790

“Old Lowestoft” – A Case for Heritage Status and Funding

The High Street area of the modern town is a fine, surviving example of late medieval urban planning, resulting from relocation of the community (…
Death’s Dart - part of the grave memorial of Thomas Annot in St. Margaret’s Church, drawn and engraved by John Sell Cotman.

The Great Plague of Lowestoft (1603)

Jan 1603 Many readers will know know something of London’s so-called “Great Plague”, which began in May 1665 and stretched into January 1666, and in…