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New tourist information office opens tourist It means that for the first time in five years, Lowestoft now has its own dedicated, large-scale tourist information office once more. / 9 April, 2024
Balfour Beatty bring back railway History 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. / 9 April, 2024
Waveney District Council moved out 9 April, 2024
Bascule Bridge Opened Bridge 1972 The present Bascule Bridge was lowered into position during the weekend of 18th-19th December 1971. / 9 April, 2024
Tuttles Tales theatre project 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. / 9 April, 2024
New Local History Book book Lowestoft, 1550-1750: Development and Change in a Suffolk Coastal Town by David ButcherA detailed history of the town of Lowestoft, its society, economy, / 9 April, 2024
£10m multi-use hub Town Hall Pic A £10m transformation of a former town hall building will bring "social and economic benefit", a council said. / 9 April, 2024
Football's Role in Wartime William Buckingham Beatton , poster Sportsmen 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! / 9 April, 2024
FROM SWAN INN and CROMWELL's HQ 42 , plaque #LowestoftDaysOfChristmas 10th day.. FROM SWAN INN and CROMWELL's HQ to well loved shops in many guises. Nos. / 9 April, 2024
The Lowestoft Light re-built again 1670's The Lowestoft Lights were re-built again. A few years previously John Clayton had erected a coal-light a couple of miles north at Corton. / 9 April, 2024
Tragedy strikes 4 times dotted line indicates WWI , Map 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? / 9 April, 2024
The Christmas Truce 1914 truce , William Ling CREDIT:De Ruvigny THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914One famous, and unusual, incident during the First World War was the Christmas Truce of 1914.  / 9 April, 2024
Lowestoft High Street Buildings 9 April, 2024
History of Triangle Market Lowestoft Triangle Market August 2020 , Lowestoft Triangle Market locations This is a chronological account of Lowestoft's Triangle Market, which has been in existence for over 700 years.  / 9 April, 2024
147 High Street meat , pic 147 ,  meraki No147a / Specialists in colouring,cutting & up do's. / 5 April, 2024