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
Ahoy There Mateys
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.
Pearls from the Grit
In the early 1900s Lowestoft’s fishing village – known as The Grit – was home to 2,300 people, schools, churches, shops and 13 pubs. What made it such a special community and why did it disappear? Meet no-nonsense fisherman, Ned; Billy, a larger-than-life skipper...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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We welcome feedback and additional information about our collections.
Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Sparrows Nest Gardens
Whapload Road
Lowestoft,
NR32 1XG
Telephone: 01502 561963
General enquiries
The Secretary Lowestoft Maritime Museum, 01502 561963
Email: admin@lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk
Contacting the chairman
You can contact our Chairman direct on 01502 569165
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