Lowestoft Industry.

[Dave]

Latest post of the previous page:

It depends where you dropped it, Dave. Was it an AA or AAA?

One of these, boatbuilder, if it can do that for a rabbit I need to find it. I'm not sure where I'd insert it though.

[boatbuilder]

It depends where you dropped it, Dave. Was it an AA or AAA?

One of these, boatbuilder, if it can do that for a rabbit I need to find it. I'm not sure where I'd insert it though.

I think you'd suit pink, Dave, though I'm not sure where you would insert it, either.

[Dave]

Thanks to Bob Johnson/Facebook for 'Fish Market, 1975'. From eBay comes 'Lowestoft Sea Fishing Boat, Trawler, just in from the sea'.

[Dave]

Two photos of the Fish Market, the first comes from Wikimedia, the second from eBay.

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[Dave]

1/ Terrific Kodachome photo of Fishing Boats on Kessingland Beach with vintage caravans on the Caravan Club site. Photo was taken in the 1950s and credit to the late Hardwicke Knight (1911-2008). Thanks to Russell Walker and Facebook.

2/ Lowestoft, packing herrings. (eBay)

[Dave]

1/ Fishing Smacks in Waveney Dock, Lowestoft including LT669 'Sunbeam' and LT404 'Greyhound'. 1910s at a guess.
2/ Scots Fisher Girls take a moment to pause for the photographer during the packing of herring into barrels at Lowestoft in the 1920s.
Thanks yet again to Russell Walker/ Facebook.

[Dave]

Both photos and information are supplied by Russell Walker/Facebook.

'Commercial Road, Lowestoft in the days when it still had railway lines accessing it for goods from the North Quay and to Lowestoft Harbour Engineers Works which had a long history in the town including an ironworks and concrete depot plus a track across the Station Square/Commercial Road junction to the Harbour Goods Line. The depot was located around where the QD store is now and in the latter BR days was used for maintaining departmental track machines, closing by April 1988. 'Gronk' Class 08 Shunter 0-6-0 No.08250* working up and down Commercial Road and stabled besides platform 4 of Lowestoft Railway Station in photo 3. Photos 1, 2 & 4: late 1983/early 1984; photo 3: 19th November 1983.'

Photos 3 & 4 appear below.

[Dave]

See above for the information provided by Russell Walker/Facebook.

[Dave]

'Petrol Engine at Lowestoft, 1920' comes from eBay. Any information on the location or what the engine was for? Russell Walker provides 'Fine late Victorian shot of Lowestoft Fishing Smack LT590 'Shield' in Lowestoft Outer Harbour. Late 1890s at a guess'.

[Dave]

1/ 'Lowestoft the fish quay, c1970' comes from eBay.

2/ Lowestoft, men on board drifter Reward lt463, c1905' is another eBay photo.

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[Dave]

1/ 'Lowestoft Lifeboat "Kentwell" and the Fish Market at Lowestoft Harbour. Also, the Watch Tower. c.1910.' Thanks to Russell Walker and Facebook.
2/ 'Fishing boats at Lowestoft' the postcard says. Thanks to Crispin Hook and Facebook who also tells us it was taken in 1963.

[Dave]

1/ 'Lowestoft Fishing Boats Norfolk Wherry in Harbour Suffolk Posted 1905' is an eBay postcard.
2/ 'L1085/ Fishing Smacks galore including LT487 'Eliza & Ethel' owned by C. Cribbens at Lowestoft Harbour. Late 1890s/early 1900s'. Thanks to Russell Walker and Facebook.

[Dave]

Thanks to eBay for the next two postcards.
1/ Lowestoft Fishing Trawler LT 305, Sunny Bird.
2/ Harbour, Lowestoft, 1920.

[Dave]

1/ 'Good shot of Lowestoft Fish Market & Waveney Dock including Steam Trawler LT113 'Eudocia' and Steam Drifter LT68 'Reunited'. Photo was taken mid-1930s-1938.' Thanks go to Russell Walker/Facebook for the photo and information.

2/ David Shilling/Facebook supplied this photo of Lowestoft fish market along with the information.

[Dave]

1/ 'Scene aboard trawler, Lowestoft, Suffolk' is an eBay postcard and, in my opinion, one of the best I've seen.
2/ 'An early morning at Lowestoft Fish Market in 1980. Anyone recognisable, please?'. Another Russell Walker/Facebook photo.

[Dave]

Another two from eBay.

1/ Seine net fishermen, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

2/ Lowestoft, a busy fish market 1932.