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Properties and events in Lowestoft 2023
Properties and events in Lowestoft 2023
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes.
Heritage Open Days 2023 will be 8-17 September.
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“What this place needs is some decent toilets and the bloomin roof put back!”
Starting from the Parcels Office Public Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
Over the past six years the Lowestoft Central Project has been working with community and industry partners to improve and bring new life to…
A guided walk & talk showing the efforts of the Lowestoft Central Project to restore and rejuvenate Lowestoft Railway Station
Event Times
- Saturday 16 September: 11.00, 13.00, 15.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
175 Years since the railway reached Lowestoft
Main Concourse, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
View the giant timeline installed at Lowestoft station retelling 175 years of railway history in the town
View the special timeline installed to mark 175 years since the railway reached Lowestoft.
Event Times
- Available anytime
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
1880’s Theme Weekend
High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HZ
From 10.00am to 3.00pm on Saturday 9th September and Sunday 10th September Lowestoft's Historic High Street and Triangle Market Place will be…
We are taking Lowestoft's Historic High street back in time for the weekend, with costumed performers, live music and even a spectacular flea circus.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 10.00am - 3.00pm
- Sunday 10 September: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
All our Yesterdays photographic exhibition
Lowestoft Museum, Broad House, Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9JR
Lowestoft Museum will be open additional hours during the Heritage Open Days 8th-17th September, from 11.00 to 4pm.
Come and see an impressive exhibition of photographs of old Lowestoft upstairs in the Turner Room.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 11.00-16.00
- Saturday 9 September: 11.00-16.00
- Sunday 10 September: 11.00-16.00
- Monday 11 September: 11.00-16.00
- Tuesday 12 September: 11.00-16.00
- Wednesday 13 September: 11.00-16.00
- Thursday 14 September: 11.00-16.00
- Friday 15 September: 11.00-16.00
- Saturday 16 September: 11.00-16.00
- Sunday 17 September: 11.00-16.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Are you feeling creative?
Lowestoft Museum, Broad House, Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9JR
Pugs in space, drawings of the museum, Suffolk puffs...what else can you find that has been a source of inspiration to others?
Porcelain, puppets and textiles are just some of the items in Lowestoft Museum that have inspired people to be creative. Come and see what inspires you! Paper and pencils will be available if you wish to get creative too.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 11.00-16.00
- Saturday 9 September: 11.00-16.00
- Sunday 10 September: 11.00-16.00
- Monday 11 September: 11.00-16.00
- Tuesday 12 September: 11.00-16.00
- Wednesday 13 September: 11.00-16.00
- Thursday 14 September: 11.00-16.00
- Friday 15 September: 11.00-16.00
- Saturday 16 September: 11.00-16.00
- Sunday 17 September: 11.00-16.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Christ Church Lowestoft
Christ Church Lowestoft, Christ Church Square, Whapload Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XD
Since then and following flooding, local housing has been largely replaced by industry and businesses. Our parish area is now the coast strip of…
We are an Anglican parish church in the Church of England – in fact, we are the most easterly parish! The church was opened in 1869 to serve the fishing community living on ‘the Beach’.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 0900-1600
- Wednesday 13 September: 0900-1200
- Thursday 14 September: 0900-1600
- Friday 15 September: 0900-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Lowestoft
The Presbytery, 19 Gordon Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1NL
Access and view the decorative interior of the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady Star of the Sea including accompanied visits by small able-bodied…
View the decorative features of the church as well as enjoying the view of Lowestoft from the top of the tower (not normally open) for able bodied (only) visitors.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Saturday 9 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Sunday 10 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Monday 11 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Tuesday 12 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Wednesday 13 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Thursday 14 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Friday 15 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Saturday 16 September: 14:00 to 16:00
- Sunday 17 September: 14:00 to 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Corton, Mustard and Art
Community Room, Mills Drive, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5JB
The exhibition will include photographs and paperwork related to the connection between the Colman Family and the village of Corton. There will…
An exhibition reflecting the influence of Jeremiah James Colman family on the village and people of Corton. Including a display of art by two of Corton's late artists, Peter Smith and Heather Habbin.
Event Times
- Saturday 16 September: 10:00 - 16:00
- Sunday 17 September: 10:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
East Anglia Transport Museum
East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8BL
The East Anglia Transport Museum is working museum with tram, trolleybus and narrow gauge railway rides. Static exhibits and displays. There is…
Tram, trolleybus and railway rides.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1200-1630
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
East Point Pavilion
East Point Pavilion, Royal Plain, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0AP
Over the Heritage Open Day Weekends you can build your own town of Lowestoft out of Lego(R) bricks, this free activity for little kids and big…
Celebrate Lowestoft in a small way and help celebrate Lowestoft's rich history by creating scaled-down replicas of its best-known landmarks.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1000-1600
- Sunday 10 September: 1000-1600
- Saturday 16 September: 1000-1200
- Sunday 17 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Easterly Artists Pop-Up Art Exhibition “Missing Banksy”
165 London Road North, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HG.
If you’re a fan of the visual arts, don’t miss the local artists' collective Easterly Artists’ latest exhibition! Taking over a disused…
We’re back! Easterly Artists return with another of their highly acclaimed pop-up art galleries and exhibitions, in the old Poundstretcher Building (more recently, the “Funny Farm” children’s centre) at the top of Lowestoft’s London Road North.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 1000-1700
- Saturday 9 September: 1000-1700
- Sunday 10 September: 1000-1700
- Monday 11 September: 1000-1700
- Tuesday 12 September: 1000-1700
- Wednesday 13 September: 1000-1700
- Thursday 14 September: 1000-1700
- Friday 15 September: 1000-1700
- Saturday 16 September: 1000-1700
- Sunday 17 September: 1000-1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Free Heritage Bus Service around Lowestoft
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Buses from East Anglia Transport Museum are operating a free bus service linking various HOD events including Carlton Colville, Pakefield,…
A free heritage bus service around Lowestoft
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1100-1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Heritage Open Days - Discover your family history talk
Lowestoft Archives, Lowestoft Central Library First Floor, Clapham Road South, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1DR
An introduction to the types of sources available to you in Lowestoft Archives which can support your family research, including access to…
Are you interested in finding out more about your family history but not sure where to start? Join us for a beginner's guide to family history research.
Event Times
- Saturday 16 September: 1100-1200
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred
History in the street - based at end of Cleveland Road Lowestoft
Cleveland Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0BN
The displays will be based at the end of Cleveland road but will include information on the surrounding area including Windsor and Grosvenor road…
Displays, pictures, maps and hand outs on stalls in the street. Celebrating the historically important houses on these roads and the people that lived in this community in Kirkley.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 10am to 2pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Kensington Gardens
Kensington gardens , Kensington road, Lowestoft , Suffolk, NR33 0HY
This will be our fourth event on heritage since we formed in 2008. Many changes have been made during this time. We are inviting visitors to…
Find out about the creation of the gardens 100 years ago.
View local artists works.
Purchase crafts made by the friends of Kensington gardens.
Soak up the ambient atmosphere with tea and cakes from the garden tea rooms.
Event Times
- Sunday 17 September: 1.00pm til 4.00pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft - Yarmouth Railway Exhibition
Parcels Office Public Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
An exhibition featuring memories and images of the much missed Lowestoft to Yarmouth Railway. Includes images of stations at Yarmouth, Gorleston,…
Exhibition featuring memories and images of the former Lowestoft to Yarmouth Railway which opened in 1903 and closed in 1970
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 10.00 -15.00
- Saturday 9 September: 10.00 - 15.00
- Monday 11 September: 10.00 - 15.00
- Tuesday 12 September: 10.00 - 15.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft Arts Centre
Lowestoft Arts Centre, 13 St. Peters Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1QA
For Heritage Open Days we are open as to our usual times and days but if we can any other times this is subject to volunteers who help run the…
We will have maps and info on the history of the building and open kitchen area to view ship wooden beams, flint, and brick walls. Plus we will mixed media art exhibition “foot square” all art submitted will be by members of the arts centre.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 1100-1500
- Saturday 9 September: 1100-1600
- Tuesday 12 September: Ring for times
- Thursday 14 September: 1100-1500
- Friday 15 September: 1100-1500
- Saturday 16 September: 1100-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft HODs Festival Information Hub
Lowestoft Railway Station, Denmark Rd, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
Call in and find out details of Heritage Open Day's Events in Lowestoft and the surrounding area. Printed guides to the festival will be available…
Gain information on the HODS Festival at the Festival Information Hub located at Lowestoft Railway Station Community Rail Shop and Tourist Information Office.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 10.00 -16.00
- Saturday 9 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Monday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Tuesday 12 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Wednesday 13 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Thursday 14 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Friday 15 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Saturday 16 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Sunday 17 September: 10.30 - 15.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft Kindertransport Arrival History Panel
Main Concourse, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
This panel retells the background to the Vienna Kindertransport and its subsequent arrival with over 500 Jewish refugees in Lowestoft during…
View the giant history panel retelling the events that lead up to and the arrival in 1938 of a Kindertransport train with 500 children escaping Nazi oppression in Vienna
Event Times
- Available anytime
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Lowestoft & East Suffolk Maritime Museum, Whapload Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XG
We have a display of many marine pictures and fishing artefacts. There is a mock-up of Christopher Cockerells workshop, where some of his earliest…
The museum specialises in the history of the Lowestoft Fishing Fleet and early commercial activities, from early days of sail, to steam and through to the modern diesel vessels.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 1000-1600
- Saturday 9 September: 1000-1600
- Sunday 10 September: 1000-1600
- Monday 11 September: 1000-1600
- Tuesday 12 September: 1000-1600
- Wednesday 13 September: 1000-1600
- Thursday 14 September: 1000-1600
- Friday 15 September: 1000-1600
- Saturday 16 September: 1000-1600
- Sunday 17 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft Schools Wartime Evacuation
Main Concourse, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
In June 1940 several thousand children and their teachers were evacuated away from the threat of wartime bombing and invasion to safety in…
Find out more about the Lowestoft Schools Evacuation of June 1940 by viewing these special panels
Event Times
- Available anytime
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft Seafest 2023
Coastal Cuisine Ltd., (Sams Cold Store) Hadenham Road, South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7NF
Featuring an amazing fresh fish & seafood showcase, demonstrations & exhibitions, market & craft stalls, live music, kids activities and street…
The First Lowestoft Seafest taking place this September
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 0930 - 1500
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Lowestoft Studio Ceramics Open Studio
Lowestoft Studio Ceramics , 38c, High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HY
Alongside the porcelain demonstrations there will also be a display of students work with some for sale.
Come and see how Lowestoft porcelain was made. Demonstrations, and talks throughout the day.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 10-4
- Sunday 10 September: 10-3
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Marina Theatre Heritage Open Day
Marina Theatre, The Marina, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HH
The Marina Theatre are excited to once again be opening their doors for Heritage Open Day. Explore parts of the Marina Theatre you don’t…
On Sunday 17th September you are invited to take a theatre tour, join a technical workshop, watch a baking demonstration or get crafty in our Café.
Event Times
- Sunday 17 September: 11:00, 12:30, 14:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred
Mark Burrell Open Studios: Art Work and Paintings, Local and Imaginary
42 Melbourne Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1SS
Born in Lowestoft in Suffolk, Mark is an established painter, who has been making art for over forty years. He is a leading member of ‘The North…
Welcome to Mark Burrell's Open Studios 2023. This is an excellent opportunity to view the award winning artists paintings of Lowestoft, real or imagined, and magical realism. See the environment where they are created. All are welcome.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1100-17.00
- Sunday 10 September: 1100-1700
- Saturday 16 September: 1100-1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Near This Place - Talk and Walk
Parcels Office Public Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
Lowestoft's iconic railway station, built in 1855 is a rare survivor and narrowly escaped total destruction in both the Great War and World War 2.…
Aviation historian Bob Collis hosts a fascinating talk (11am) and walk (2pm) detailing how Lowestoft Railway Station and its surrounds were affected by, and narrowly survived, enemy bombing during the First and Second World Wars.
Event Times
- Sunday 17 September: 11.00 (Talk) & 14.00 (Walk)
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Next Train Gone - Photographic Exhibition
Parcels Office Public Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
Detailing a journey around the railways of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire - which has been collated over the past five decades - the ‘Next…
A fascinating journey through the railway network of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire by acclaimed railway photographer David Pearce.
Event Times
- Thursday 14 September: 11.00 - 15.00
- Friday 15 September: 11.00 - 15.00
- Saturday 16 September: 11.00 - 15.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
North Lowestoft Men’s Shed - A work in progress
Former Cattle Dock, Lowestoft Railway Station, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
North Lowestoft Men's Shed have taken on the former railway cattle dock at Lowestoft station (Denmark Rd) and plan to create a new facility as…
An opportunity to visit the site of the new Lowestoft North Men's Shed project and hear about their plans for the future
Event Times
- Wednesday 13 September: 11.00 to 13.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Official launch of Lowestoft And District Independent Archive (LADIA)
The Grit Arts & Heritage Centre, Old Court buildings, Old Nelson Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1EQ
The Lowestoft And District Independent Archive (LADIA) is a new charitable trust formed and governed by six local history enthusiasts to preserve…
Meet the creators and trustees of a brand new community-based local independent archives facility and sample an exhibition showcasing the importance of localism and retention of documents in the area they have most relevance to. Public launch.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 1000-1600 (No archives tours this date official opening 1200 noon)
- Saturday 9 September: 1000-1600
- Wednesday 13 September: 1000-1600
- Thursday 14 September: 1000-1600
- Friday 15 September: 1000-1600
- Saturday 16 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred
Pakefield Church
Pakefield Rectory, Causeway, Pakefield Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0JZ
Pakefield church is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It has probably been a site of worship for much longer as a sarsen stone, a…
Visit a 1000 year old church perched on a cliff but once a mile from the sea! Local History Exhibition during HODs.
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 0900-1700
- Saturday 9 September: 0900-1700
- Sunday 10 September: 0900-1700
- Monday 11 September: 0900-1700
- Tuesday 12 September: 0900-1700
- Wednesday 13 September: 0900-1700
- Thursday 14 September: 0900-1700
- Friday 15 September: 0900-1700
- Saturday 16 September: 0900-1700
- Sunday 17 September: 0900-1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Players Theatre
The Lowestoft Players Ltd, Players Theatre, Battery Green Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1DL
Discover this iconic 'Landmark Mark' building situated in the centre of Lowestoft at your leisure and learn how the current owners, The Lowestoft…
Visit this iconic, historic building, built in 1899 as The Bethel, a Fisherman's Mission that has been part of the rich Lowestoft Heritage for over 124 years. Used as a naval base during WWII, then a chapel and now Britain's Most Easterly Theatre.
Event Times
- Saturday 16 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Port Of Lowestoft Tour
Walk departs from the Parcels Office Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
The visit is by minibus which will collect from Lowestoft Railway Station. Please assemble at the station Parcels Office on the concourse.…
By kind permission of Associated British Ports, a unique opportunity to take an escorted tour of the Port Of Lowestoft, an opportunity to view both the inner and outer harbours and hear about the port's history, current operations and future plans.
Event Times
- Friday 15 September: 11.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Reflective Piano Music - Marie Long
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gordon Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Marie Long will play pieces by modern composers, Ludovico Einaudi, Philip Glass, Brian Crain and Yann Tierson
A performance of Reflective Piano Music by Marie Long
Event Times
- Monday 11 September: 14:30 to 15:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Somerleyton Railway Swing Bridge Tour
Somerleyton Railway Station, Station Road, Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5QN
Somerleyton Swing Bridge dates to the early 1900s and has carried the railway between Lowestoft and Norwich across the River Waveney for over 100…
Tour the historic railway swing bridge at Somerleyton - PLEASE NOTE THESE TOURS ARE NOW FULL
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Friday 15 September: 10.00 - 16.00
- Saturday 16 September: 10.00 - 16.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
St John Ambulance - Lowestoft Heritage Centre
St. John Ambulance, Oxford Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1TW
St John Ambulance will be opening its Lowestoft Training Centre to the public. Visitors will have the chance to see the unique heritage room which…
Open day at the St John Ambulance HQ in Lowestoft including the Heritage Room: equipment and vehicles, past and present, will be on display.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1000-1300
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Nicholas Church, Morton Road
St Nicholas Church, Morton Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0JQ
Built as a Congregational Church in 1903 , so 120 years old this year, has many interesting features which have been kept. In 1995 it was…
Discover the heritage of this turn of the century church, originally built as a Congregational Church which later became part of the United Reformed Church, before being bought by the R C Parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea and named St Nicholas.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 0900 - 1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St. Margaret’s Church, Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft
147 Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4BW
Join us for two fantastic performances to celebrate Heritage Open Days. Friday 8th September - Linda Purdy Horn and Chris Orland Organ. Friday…
Join us for a Coffee Concert: 1315-1400
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 1315-1400
- Friday 15 September: 1315-1400
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The 3 B’s
Lowestoft Museum, Broad House, Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9JR
(Clue: artist, author, composer). Visit Lowestoft Museum to find out more about them. Extended opening hours during Heritage Open Days, 11-4pm…
Who were "the 3 B's" , famous creative people associated with Lowestoft?
Event Times
- Friday 8 September: 11.00 -16.00
- Saturday 9 September: 11.00 -16.00
- Sunday 10 September: 11.00-16.00
- Monday 11 September: 11.00-16.00
- Tuesday 12 September: 11.00-16.00
- Wednesday 13 September: 11.00-16.00
- Thursday 14 September: 11.00-16.00
- Friday 15 September: 11.00-16.00
- Saturday 16 September: 11.00-16.00
- Sunday 17 September: 11.00-16.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The Arcani Ensemble
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gordon Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1NL
The recital will from 14:00 to 15:00 and the ensemble will play pieces by J.S. Bach, Quantz, Vivaldi, Marin Marais and Telemann
A recital of baroque and pre-baroque music by the Arcani Ensemble: Marie Long (Baroque Recorder), Mal Bandur (Violin), Catherine Clark (Bass Gamba) and John Overton (Baroque Organ/Vater Harpsichord)
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 14:00 to 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The Aurora Consort
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gordon Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1NL
The a cappella singing of Aurora members is particularly suited to the open acoustic of this church.
Performance by Aurora. This popular Consort brings you atmospheric a cappella music through the centuries.....from the 13th c to works by living composers...
Event Times
- Sunday 17 September: 1415
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The Grit - East Anglia Gansey Group (Incl. The Lowestoft Gansey Project)
THE GRIT (the old courthouse), Old Nelson St, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1EQ
The humble gansey goes back almost two hundred years and there are many photographs showing this. The intricate patterns were originated from our…
We will have fishermen's sweaters (ganseys) to show and handle, as well as give the history of this subject. We will also have other memorabilia relating to the project.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1000-1600
- Tuesday 12 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The Hanging Gardens of Lowestoft
36 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HY
First referred to by Edmund Gillingwater in his 'history of Lowestoft' in 1790 the Hanging Gardens achieved notoriety throughout the 18th and 19th…
The Hanging Gardens of Lowestoft were not only a 'special place' for those living on the High Street above but also for visitors enjoying the sea and coastline below. This talk will detail the Gardens' past, the present and their possible future.
Event Times
- Saturday 9 September: 1200
- Sunday 10 September: 1200
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Walk and talk with David Butcher
Pavilion Playing Field car park , Mill’s Drive, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5JB
Talk by David Butcher on the Colman Family’s industrial and social impact on Norwich and Corton, followed by a walk to observe Jeremiah James…
A talk on Jeremiah James and Caroline Colman, followed by a walkabout with popular local historian David Butcher.
Event Times
- Sunday 17 September: 1430-1530
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
What can you do with a 16th century craft?
Lowestoft Museum, Broad House, Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9JR
The craft of Suffolk Puff making using scraps of material is thought to date from the 16th century. How can these be used today? Visit Lowestoft…
Come and see Suffolk Puffs being made
Event Times
- Monday 11 September: 13.00-15.00
- Tuesday 12 September: 13.00-15.00
- Thursday 14 September: 13.00-15.00
- Friday 15 September: 13.00-15.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable