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Record office to be replaced with unmanned access point as town’s collection is moved to IpswichChanges are being made to a Lowestoft service which offers people the chance to delve into local history.
The record office, based in Lowestoft Library, houses records stretching back to the 12th century, including parish registers with information on Suffolk’s baptisms, marriages and burials from 1550 onwards and copies of The Journal dating back to 1873.
However, following a decline in visitors over the past few years, a decision has been taken to replace the existing service with an unmanned access point by the end of 2019.
The service is being condensed in line with Suffolk County Council’s objectives to fill the budget gap of £56m by 2021.
The new access point will include exhibitions on the history of Lowestoft, online catalogues and digitised images of original materials and local studies items. The collections currently housed in Lowestoft will be moved to Ipswich where they will remain under the care of the Suffolk Record Office and will be available for the public to access.
Full article: http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/ ... -1-5349386