Women of Lowestoft High Street and Below: A Walking Tour

There are already plaques in Lowestoft (old) High Street celebrating some of the women who have lived and worked there but there are a number of other individuals and groups whose stories have yet to be marked. This walking tour will point out some of the women who are already well-known and those who are not. It will start in Belle Vue Park, walk along the High Street, down one of the Scores and on to Whapload Road finishing in Sparrows Nest Park - home to the Maritime Museum where the history of the fisher girls can be further explored. The title of walking talk - the High Street and Below - hints at issues of social class and will highlight the different lives and experiences of those living on the top of the cliff and those below it. This will not be (and cannot be) a definitive list of women of Lowestoft High Street and Below over time but will bring together information from different sources and in different eras. If you can add to 'women of the High Street and Below' or introduce us to someone previously unknown then please come along to share and to help develop this project.

The tour guide (Susan) is part of Suffolk Women's History Network that is promoting women's history across the County. In November we hope to put on a 'study day' at Lowestoft Museum where we will spend time looking at its collections and gathering information about Lowestoft's remarkable women and their activities which have contributed much to the history of our Town.

Timings

Friday 18 September:

11.00

Location & directions

The Lodge, Belle Vue Park, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4AL

Directions:

Please meet me at the Lodge in Belle Vue Park (the entrance to the Park on the corner of Yarmouth Road/Cart Score)

Contact on day:

Susan Steward

Telephone number:

+447952044358

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please email or ring Susan to book a place

Booking contact name:

Susan Steward

Booking telephone number:

+441502589626

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking opens:

12 Jul 2026 11:00 AM

Booking closes:

18 Sep 2026 10:30 AM

Accessibility details

We will be walking down one of the Scores which will involve steps (and possibly uneven ground)

Additional information

Max number of people:

12

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s) 15 minute(s)

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