LOWESTOFT GROUP
INTRODUCTION
Lowestoft, in north Suffolk, is the most easterly town in the British Isles. A few houses from the mid 1500's still survive from the ancient fishing town. Lowestoft is famous for its distinctive and now valuable 'china' made between 1756 and 1802. The town has expanded to a population of over 65,000. Most major industries, fishing, boat-building, food processing, coach-building and television manufacture have declined, or disappeared, with little to replace them. A Maritime Museum is close to the Heritage Trail at the north of the town. The South beach golden sands (EU Blue Flag) are popular with visitors for good bathing.
CONTACT
Chairman: Mr A. S. Pye
345 Beccles Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk
NR33 8HW
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PROGRAMME
The Lowestoft group of the Suffolk Family History Society meets at 7.30pm on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the North Lowestoft United Reformed Church, London Road North, Lowestoft.
| 2008 | Title | Speaker |
| 6th May | Treasures of East Anglian Churches | Kate Smith |
| 3rd June | Elizabeth Garrett Anderson | Mark Mitchels |
| 1st July | Norwich Cathedral and Tales of the Unexpected | Chris Weston |
| 5th August | Georgian East Anglia: Social and Economic History | Douglas Baker |
| 2nd September | Great Yarmouth and the Herring Industry | Simon Partridge |
| 7th October | Our Coast — Smuggling to Lifesaving | Jackie Clover |
| 4th November | Boudicca: Norfolk Queen of the Iceni | Peter Ransome |
| 2nd December | Members Research, Discussion and Social Evening | |
| 2009 | Title | Speaker |
| January | No meeting | |
| 3rd February | Victorian Sickness and Health | Katrina Siliprandi |
| 3rd March | Peto’s Lowestoft | Christopher Brooks |
| 7th April | Murder, Crime and Policing in Norfolk & Suffolk | Neil Storey |
| 5th May | Goldsmiths of East Anglia | Mary Fewster |
| 2nd June | Frolic, Fervour and Fornication | Pip Wright |
| 7th July | Research Evening | |
| 5th August | No meeting | |
| 1st September | Life and Work of George Skipper - Norfolk Architect 1856-1948 | David Summers |
| 6th October | Nelson's Navy | Peter Cook |
| 3rd November | War Memorials | June Marriage |
| 1st December | Research and Social Evening | |
LINKS
Lowestoft Online - This website gives a good deal of useful information about Lowestoft, including how to get there, places to visit and so on.
Lowestoft Porcelain - Examples of a recent revival of this craft can be seen at this Lowestoft Porcelain.
Waveney District Council Cemetery Index - On-line indexes for the cemeteries of Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth, Kirkley, Lowestoft, Southwold, Wrentham, and the Royal Naval Patrol.
