Welcome to Lowestoft Maritime Museum

2018 was not only the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Lowestoft & East Suffolk Maritime Society but also the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Lowestoft Maritime Museum.

We are now open for the 2019 season.

Museum is open everyday from 10:00am to 5:00pm (last entry 4:00pm) from now until October.

Our recruitment day held on the 20th March was very successful with several people expressing an interest in helping at the museum and we have 6 new volunteers signed up to start.

North Sea in Lowestoft’s lovely Sparrow’s Nest Gardens, Lowestoft Maritime Museum offers a fascinating few hours of enjoyment and discovery for all ages.

“What a wonderful record of Lowestoft’s Heritage.”

David Cleveland, Berkshire.

Events

East Coast Heritage Event 2019

by Nick | May 10, 2019 | Events

June 15th 2019 - 10am to 4pm Lowestoft Campus of East Coast College St Peter's Street, Lowestoft, NR32 2NB Come along to this interesting FREE event with stalls from: local museums local history groups locaI colleges parks and other heritage groups fishermen...

Ahoy There Mateys

by maritimemuseum | Apr 3, 2019 | Events

We are nearly ready to open the gangway to our first guests of the year. A lot of polishing , hovering and sweeping but we will be ready for everyone on Saturday.

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History

Port of Lowestoft

Michael Page's photo above (see www.norfolkskyview.flyer.co.uk) shows the port as it is today. In the foreground facing the rising sun, a recently developed area where large offshore structures are built. On the western side of this large dock, formerly the Trawl...

Early Charts

In 1681, Samuel Pepys, then Secretary of the Navy and Master of Trinity House, assigned Naval Officer Captain Greenville Collins to the task of carrying out a complete survey of the British Coastline. Collins was also a younger Brother of Trinity House suggesting that...

Marine art

Joe Crowfoot's large (1965mm x 1262mm ©1985) painting depicts Lowestoft Harbour as it must have looked at the end of the 19th century. Lit by the sun from the east it is clearly a morning scene and mist suggests the later months of the year. Many types of vessel are...

Echo sounders

Echosounders with performance adequate for fishing were not available until the 1930s and their size, power requirements and cost limited use to larger vessels. The principle is simple enough, all work by transmitting a pulse of sound downward to the sea bed and...

Lighthouses

On the site of the present High Lighthouse there has been a beacon for mariners since 1676 when it was coal fired and burning night and day. Lowestoft Highlight was the first lighthouse erected by the Brotherhood of Trinity House. It lasted until 1676 when a brick and...