Hard Hat Tours - Lowestoft Town Hall
Lowestoft Town Hall, High Street, Hamilton House, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HU
There is much excitement surrounding the regeneration of Lowestoft's Town Hall. Dating back to 1857 this magnificent building with its Italianate facade and clocktower has sat vacant since 2015 and the loss of the activity it generated has been keenly felt locally.
Lowestoft's Town Hall has always symbolised the towns civic pride and history and holds a commanding position on the towns Historic High Street. This ambitious project to bring the Town Hall back to life as a community asset is due for completion early 2027 and will include a Heritage Hub celebrating the rich history of Lowestoft , a cafe , creative spaces , co working space and a newly added event space. Already agreed to take up residence in the Town Hall are Lowestoft's Registry office and with opportunities to get married beneath the stunning stained glass of the Council Chamber that really will be a marriage made in heaven. Refurbished and re imagined for a new era the Town Hall will celebrate heritage and embrace the future to invigorate and drive footfall towards the Historic High Street and other Heritage sites.
* Due to the nature of a building site please be aware the site can not be fully accessible if you intend to book a ticket. We will endeavour to film the tour and make this available online for those who may not be able to attend.
Timings
- Thursday 17 September:
- Tour 1 - 14.30 to 15.30 Max 10 persons 1 hr Tour 2 15.30 to 16.30 Max 10 Persons
Location & directions
Lowestoft Town Hall, High Street, Hamilton House, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HU
- Contact on day:
- Francis Guildea
- Telephone number:
- +447886142735
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Use the following Eventbrite link to book your tour. Please only consider booking if you know you can definitely attend ; as numbers are limited it would be a shame to have wasted spaces. Also please be aware that the nature of the building site at this stage of construction it can not accommodate accessibility needs. We will endeavour to film the tour so that those who may not be able to attend can watch later on line.
- Booking telephone number:
- +447886142735
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lowestoft-town-hall-hard-hat-tours-heritage-open-days-tour-2-tickets-1989910662358?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Alternative booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lowestoft-town-hall-hard-hat-tour-heritage-open-days-tour-1-tickets-1989646290615?aff=oddtdtcreator
Accessibility details
Please be aware that due to the nature of the building site at this stage of construction it can not accommodate accessibility needs.
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 10
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
