Lowestoft, a market-town, situated 114 miles from London, on the most eastern part of England: standing upon a lofty eminence, it commands a very extensive prospect of the German Ocean, and has the noblest and most beautiful appearance from the sea of any town upon the coast. Its shore is safe, having an easy declivity into the water, with a fine pebbly bottom; here are good bathing machines, and this place is much resorted to in the bathing season by the nobility and gentry.

The town is about three quarters of a mile in length, and consists chiefly of one principal street from north to south, intersected by several small streets, and is paved. The high street stands exactly on the summit of the cliff, so that the houses on the east side face the sea. The declivity, formerly barren sand, has been converted into gardens, interspersed with alcoves and summer-houses, and descending to the foot of the hill. These "hanging gardens, "as they have been styled, are most of them richly planted with various kinds of trees, intermingled with shrubs; and the white alcoves, summer-houses, rustic seats, &c. agreeably diversify the scene, as they peep from the dark foliage which surrounds them, and give to the whole an appearance truly unique. These sloping gardens constitute one of the greatest ornaments of the town, and to be admired, need only to be seen.

At the bottom of these gardens are a long range of building, erected for the purpose of curing fish, extending the whole length of the town, which from its distance from the spot where this operation is performed, escapes the disagreeable effluvia arising from the herrings while under cure. The population in 1821, was 3675 persons male and female; and the houses 756.

Lowestoft is one of the royal demesnes, and formerly enjoyed great privileges, but since the laws have been better regulated, it is on the same footing with other places, only that its inhabitants are not obliged to serve on juries, either at the quarter sessions or assizes, by writ, 15th of Queen Elizabeth, 1573.

The church is a fine Gothic building: at the dissolution of monasteries, in the reign of Henry the Eighth, it was part of the endowment of the priory of St. Bartholomew, London, dedicated to St. Margaret. The patron is the Bishop of Norwich. The height of it is about 43 feet, and the breadth 57; and, including the chancel and steeple, 182 feet in length. It consists of a nave and two side aisles, handsomely paved, and a small organ. The great Sir John Holt, one of the most learned lawyers, and perhaps the most upright judge who ever presided in the court of King’s-bench, lies buried in this church, where there is a handsome monument to his memory, with an inscription in Latin, a translation of which we shall present our readers, out of respect to the memory of so worthy a person.

"Sacred to the memory of Sir John Holt, knight, lord chief justice of the King’s Bench for the space of twenty-one years successively, and of the privy council to King William, Queen Mary, and Anne; a vigilant, penetrating, and intrepid assertor, vindicator, and guardian of the liberty and laws of England. Rowland, his only brother and heir, erected this monument, as a testimony of the strongest obligations. He departed this life the 5th of March, in the year 1710. He was born the 30th of December, 1640."

Besides the parish church there is a chapel of ease, a very indifferent building; a town-hall, and market-cross; also an Independent and Methodist meeting-house. There was formerly a chapel at the south end of the town, called Good-cross chapel, which was destroyed by the sea.

A little to the north of the town, upon the elevated point of land on the edge of the cliff upon which Lowestoft is situated, stands the upper light-house, a circular tower of brick and stone about forty feet high, and twenty in diameter. When first erected in 1676, the upper part, for about two-thirds of the circumference, was sashed, in order that the coal-fire continually kept burning within, might be visible at sea. In 1778, this part was found so much decayed, that the brethren of the Trinity-House ordered the top to be wholly taken off, and to have one of the newly-invented cylinders in its stead. On the beach below the cliff, stands another light-house, of timber, which hangs in a frame of the same material, and is constructed in such a manner as to be capable of being removed. By keeping this building covered by the upper light-house, vessels coming into, or going out of Lowestoft roads, are directed to the Stanford channel, which lies between what is called the Holme and Barnard sands. This channel is almost a quarter of a mile broad, and three quarters of a mile from the shore. From the effects of currents, storms, &c. this channel never continues long in one direction— Of late years its motion has been northerly, as is evident from the several changes made in the position of the lower light-house, to bring it into a line with the upper one and the channel.

The principal part of the commerce here is the herring fishery, which commences about the middle of September, and continues till the middle of the following month. The boats stand out to sea to the distance of about thirteen leagues north-west, in order to meet the shoals of herrings coming from the north. Having reached the fishing-ground in the evening, they shoot their nets, extending about 2200 yards in length, and eight in depth, which by means of small casks, called bowls, fastened on one side, are made to swim in a position perpendicular to the surface of the water. If the quantity of fish caught in one night amounts to no more than a few thousands, they are salted, and if, the vessels meet with no better success, they continue on the fishing-ground only, two or three nights longer, salting the fish as they take them. In general, the fish are landed every two or three days, and sometimes oftener, if they are very successful. As soon as the herrings are brought on shore they are carried to the fish-houses, where they are salted, and laid on the floors in heaps about two feet deep. When they have lain in this state about fifty hours, they are put into baskets in order to wash the salt off them, by plunging them into water. Wooden spits, about four feet long, are then run through their gills, and they are fixed at proper distances in the upper part of the building. A number of small wood fires are then made upon the floor, and the herrings are cured by the smoke that ascends from them. After hanging in this manner six or seven days, the fires are put out during two days, that the oil and fat may drop out of them. After two or three intervals of this kind, or when the herrings are thought to have hung a proper time, they are packed in barrels containing 800 or 1000, and shipped lor market.

The mackerel fishery here finds employment for the fishermen, and keeps them at home against the herring season. The former begins at the end of May, and continues till the end of June.

After this season plenty of fine soals are caught, and sent to Norwich, London, &c. Ropes are manufactured here. The market-day is on Wednesday. A theatre was erected in 1792.

The fine air at Lowestoft is strongly recommended by physicians as extremely beneficial in many disorders, particularly nervous complaints; and the healthy situation contributes much to the longevity of its inhabitants.

In the year 1744 a battery was erected on the beach at the north end of the town, and two pieces of cannon brought thither from the south battery. In the year 1782 a new fort was erected at the south end, furnished with thirteen pieces of cannon, and another fort was erected at the north end, besides a battery near the Ness.

Near this town was formerly a village called Newton, which has been totally destroyed by the sea.

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LOWESTOFT is a bathing place, seaport, municipal borough, the seat of an extensive fishery, and a market town and parish, with a terminal station on the Great Eastern railway, 113 miles from London by road, 116 by rail via Ipswich and East Suffolk branch of the Great Eastern railway, and 149 ½ by rail via Norwich, 10 south from Yarmouth, 23 ½ south-east from Norwich, 10 ½ east from Beccles and 44 north-east from Ipswich, and is in the Northern division of the county and head of a county court district, in the union, hundred and petty sessional division of Mutford and Lothingland, rural deanery of Lothingland, archdeaconry of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich; the town stands upon the most easterly point of land in England, on a lofty eminence and commands an extensive view of the German Ocean.

The progress of this place since the formation of the harbour and railway has been very rapid. Further impetus has been given to the trade of the town by the East Suffolk section of the Great Eastern railway, which connects it with Ipswich, and forms a shorter route to London. A direct line to Yarmouth has been made via Marsh Junction, near St. Olave’s and distant 14 ½ miles.

The harbour is formed by two piers, 1,300 feet in length, inclosing, with the old harbour, an area of 20 acres: at the extremity of each pier is a lighthouse, showing a red light from sundown to sunrise: a dock was opened in October, 1883, north of the north pier, with entrance through the latter, and comprises between 10 and 11 acres: this dock, with its fish market, is for drift-net boats, and the old market is used for trawl-net boats. The trawl basin was extended in 1892 in a westerly direction, and now occupies the whole barrel plain, making the new trawl basin about double the size of the old one; this work became necessary owing to the large number of smacks fishing from Lowestoft: the inner harbour consists of a piece of water 2 miles in length, communicating with the river Waveney, by which merchandise can be conveyed to Beccles and Norwich: it has been of the greatest benefit to the coasting trade as a harbour of refuge, many lives and much property having been saved which otherwise would have been swallowed up in the waters of the German Ocean. Lowestoft is now an independent port; and in 1852 its limits were extended from League Hole to Thorpness and a legal quay appointed: fishing boats and their implements are distinguished by the letters L.T.; the Port Sanitary Authority was constituted by the Act 42 and 43, Viet. c. 103 (1879), and there is a Custom house.

On a point of land about 120 feet above the sea, to the north of the harbour, is the Upper Lighthouse, a circular tower, erected in 1676, rebuilt by order of the Trinity House in 1873, and opened on the 16th of February, 1874; it has a dioptric revolving light produced by a powerful lamp fixed in the centre of an octagonal drum of lenses, with a revolution every four minutes, showing a white light, visible for many miles every half-minute; a fixed red light is thrown on to a buoy at the edge of Corton sand. On the Denes beneath stands the Low Lighthouse, which is an iron structure: the light is occulted every half minute for the space of five seconds.

The herring fishery, for which this town has a growing reputation, begins about a fortnight before Michaelmas, and lasts till Martinmas, but a quantity of other fish are also brought here, and a considerable number of boats now frequent the port since the additional dock and other facilities have been provided: before the commencement of the herring season, many fishermen are employed in the mackerel fishery. The Fish Market consists of extensive ranges of buildings adjoining the harbour, where the fish are landed and sold by auction, and whence they are dispatched to the curing houses in the neighbourhood and to London and other parts by railway, lines of rail being laid across the streets into the market; there are, in fact, two markets, one solely for mackerel and herrings, and the other for white fish; and about 1,000 smacks belong to this port. The manufactures of the town consist of rope, twine and oilcake; sailmaking, boat and ship building and coach building are also carried on and there are large oil and flour mills; timber, ice, coals, pickles and preserved meats &c. are imported. The total value of the imports of foreign and colonial merchandise into Lowestoft in 1898 was £138,269, and of exports £35,280.

In 1898 the number of British sailing and steam vessels that entered the port with cargoes and in ballast were 50 of 16,380 tons, and in the foreign trade 150 of 24,314 tons. The number cleared were:-British, 36 of 2,841 tonnage, and foreign, 124 of 14,087 tons. In the general coasting trade 268 sailing vessels entered of 40,543 tons, and 42 cleared of 4,168 tons, and 224 steam vessels entered with a tonnage of 21,052 and 173 cleared of 12,858 tons.

The number of vessels registered as belonging to the port were in 1899, 554, with a tonnage of 25,583, of which only 12 were steam ships; 482 boats of 18,806 tons were registered under the “Sea Fisheries Act, 1868” (31 and 32 Vict. c. 45); and the number of resident men and boys employed in fishing about 3,500.

The town was incorporated by Royal Charter, dated August 29th, 1885, and comprises the parishes of Lowestoft and Kirkley within the boundary of the borough, which is divided into four wards; the corporation consisting of a mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors. A commission of the peace was granted to the borough 20 Sept. 1893.

This popular watering place consists of the old and new towns; the former is very straggling and being on an elevation, there are slopes and steps called “Scoresn to the north beach. The declivity of the cliff here is covered with hanging gardens or terraces planted with trees and shrubs, and between these and the sea is a tract of land called “The Denes,” with a large lake, golf and cricket grounds, and an extensive range of buildings appropriated to the curing of fish: the town is much frequented as a bathing place; the shore is composed of a firm sand, intermixed with shingle and very safe for bathing. The principal street of the old town is about a mile in length.

South Lowestoft, a modern extension, is in the parish of Kirkley: here the Esplanade, with its long row of semi-detached houses, commands a fine view of the sea, and the Marine parade and the Wellington esplanade are lined with houses of superior character; many of which are retained by county families for summer occupation. The Esplanade, 800 yards in length, and the South pier of the harbour, which it joins, form a promenade of great extent. The new and old towns are connected by a swing bridge across the harbour. Gas and water are supplied by the Lowestoft Water and Gas Company, established in 1853; the gasworks are on the beach; the water is derived from an inland lake at Bunker’s Hill, in the parish of Lound, 5 miles north-west, and is pumped into a large covered reservoir, north of the town, holding 8,000,000 gallons.

The parish church of St. Margaret, half a mile west of the town, is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, 184 feet in length and consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, porch with parvise over, at the west end of the south aisle, and a tower with spire, together 120 feet in height, and containing one bell; the tower, which is the oldest part of the church, dates from the first half of the 13th century: the nave, aisles, chancel and porch were built about 1483, and at this time the tower was raised and the spire, which is of wood, covered with lead, added: the length of the nave from the tower to where the rood screen anciently stood is 122 feet, and from thence to the east window 62 feet, making a total of 184 feet: on the east side of the porch are the remains of an old sundial, the ironwork of the gnomon still remaining: the entrance has some good groined vaulting, and a central boss carved with a representation of the Trinity: at the north-west angle of the tower is a long narrow opening, formerly used for storing processional crosses and banners: the tower arch is a very small one of the Decorated period: the font, though much mutilated, is a fine example of Perpendicular work: on the south side of the chancel are remains of a piscina and sedile: in the centre aisle is the grave slab of Thomas Scroope, a Carmelite friar, sometime Bishop of Dromore, in Ireland: he resigned the see in 1424, and died at Lowestoft in 1491, aged 100, and was buried in the middle of the chancel: the slab is 8 feet 7 inches long by 3 feet 6 inches wide and had a brass with three canopies and side buttresses and a figure of the bishop: the stained east window was erected in 1891 as a memorial to Mrs. Youngman: the principal portion of the south window in the cancel was painted by Robert Allen, a native of Lowestoft, and presented to the church by him in 1822: there is a memorial window to Lady Smith, who died in 1877, having nearly completed her 104th year; and others to Mrs. Reeve, Mrs. Richard Reeve and Mrs. Preston: the church was thoroughly restored and reseated in 1871, under the superintendence of Mr. J. L. Clemence F.R.I.BA, at a cost of £5,000, when also an organ was erected at a cost of £475, and in 1899 the roof of the nave was decorated under the direction of M. G. F. Bodley A.R.A., F.S.A. The register, which is in excellent preservation, dates from 1561; bound up with it is a complete list of the incumbents of this parish from 1308 to the present time. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Chas. D’Aguilar Lawrence MA. Christ Church, Oxford, rural dean of Lothingland and hon. canon of Norwich.

St. Peter’s, a chapel of ease to St. Margaret’s, was built in 1833, and affords 700 sittings, of which 400 are free.

St. John the Evangelist’s is an ecclesiastical parish, formed 19 Dec. 1854: the church, erected in 1853, at a cost of £5,600, on the south side of the harbour, is a building of Kentish rag and Caen stone, in the Decorated style, from designs by Mr. J. L. Clemence F.R.I.BA, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, aisle and tower at the north-east angle, with spire and containing 5 bells and an illuminated clock with chimes, all placed in the tower in 1887 at a total cost of £350: the aisle was added in 1883, at a cost of £900: there are some stained windows: the reredos was erected in 1899 as a memorial of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: there are about 1,000 sittings. The register dates from the year 1854. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300, including 1 acre of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Church Patronage Society, and held since 1898 by the Rev. Sydenham Lynes Dixon, Th. Assoc. Kings College, London. In 1900 a new vicarage house was provided on the sea front.

Christ Church is an ecclesiastical parish, formed 13 Nov. 1866: the church, erected on the Denes in 1868, at a cost of £1,460, as a memorial to the Rev. Francis Cunningham, a former vicar, is a structure of white brick, with stone facings, in the Early English style, standing north and south, and consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and a south-east tower with spire containing 6 bells: in 1879, a large vestry and an organ chamber with organ were added: in July, 1879, a new aisle was erected at a cost of £950: there are about 750 sittings, of which 350 are free. The register dates from the year 1869. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £250, with residence, in the gift of five trustees, and held since 1890 by the Rev. David Dickson, of St. Aidans, who is also rector of Gunton, and surrogate.

A new Catholic church is now (1900) in course of erection in Gordon road.

The Baptist Chapel, in London road, is an edifice of flint and brick, in the Gothic style, and was opened in Feb. 1899: the total cost amounting to £5,500; it consists of a nave and aisle, divided by red granite columns with carved stone caps and moulded bases: there is a fine organ, and the chapel affords sittings for 500 persons. There is a Particular Baptist chapel in Tonning street, built in 1860, and another at Kirkley, erected in 1878. The Congregational church, London road, erected in 1855, affords 650 sittings. The Wesleyan chapel, High street, built in 1862, is an edifice of white brick with Caen stone dressings in the Italian style, from designs by Mr. J. L. Clemence, and will seat 1,250 persons. The Methodist Free church, London road, built in 1878 at a cost of £8,200, is of brick and stone in the Italian style, from designs by Mr. John Johnson, architect, of London, and has a tower with spire, together 100 feet in height: there are 800 sittings.

The Primitive Methodist chapel, St. Peter’s street, built in 1876, seats about 200. That in Mill road, erected in 1870, has 320 sittings, and there is another in Norwich road, built in 1872 and seating about 80. The Swedenborgian, or New Jerusalem church, Milton road, was erected in 1867, and affords 250 sittings. The Christian Meeting Room is in Chapel street. The Sailors’ Bethel, Battery Green road, was built in 1899, and will hold about 1.000 persons.

A Cemetery of 11 ½ acres, on the Beccles road, was formed in 1885; it contains a mortuary chapel, and is under the control of the Town Council.

The Town Hall, erected in 1857, and rebuilt in 1899, is a structure in the Italian style, with an illuminated clock and bell: the large hall is ornamented with pilasters, supporting a bold cornice and segmental decorated ceiling; three of the windows are filled with stained glass, presented by the late Sir Morton Peto bart.: that at the west end is intended to commemorate the union of France and England, during the Crimean war of 1854—6, and was designed by the late Mr. John Thomas, and includes in the centre a representation of the tournament of the Field of the doth of Gold, 7—25 June, 1520, with effigies of St. Denis of France and St. George of England; in the base are the respective shields of both nations, and the national flags, together with medallion portraits of H.M. Queen Victoria and H.R.H, the late Prince Consort, the Emperor Napoleon III. and the Empress Eugenie: the whole is surrounded by a rich bordering of roses and fleur-de-lis alternated: this window was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition, 1855: the two smaller windows contain respectively the arms of Sir Morton Peto bart. as lord of the manor, and the arms of the town of Lowestoft.

In 1899 the front of the old Town Hall having been taken down for the purpose of widening High street, some adjoining properties were purchased and the Town Hall and Municipal Offices facing Compass street, rebuilt, under the direction of Mr. G. H. Hamby, the borough engineer, at a cost of about £4,000.

The market and rights were transferred to the corporation in 1887: the market place is in High street: the market is on Wednesday, and annual fairs are held on May 13 and Oct. 11 for small wares.

There are a number of ancient charities and six almshouses, built in 1838, for six of the poorest master fishermen of Lowestoft.

The Hospital, erected in 1881—2, at a cost, including site, of about £7,000, is a structure of red brick and stone in a plain Italian style, from designs by Mr. J. L. Clemence; the principal front towards the south is about 150 feet long and two stories in height: in the centre on the first story is an open arcade or verandah, intended for the use of convalescents: the dispensary for out-door patients is on the ground floor at the east end of the building, and it approached from Tennyson road: the building also comprises a waiting room, consulting room and board room.

The Small Pox and Fever Hospital or Sanitorium, in Rotterdam road, was built in 1893, and contains 35 beds.

The Convalescent Home, near Belle Vue Park, was established in 1877, for persons of either sex likely to be benefitted by sea bathing or a temporary residence at the seaside: it is primarily intended for Norwich, East Norfolk and East Suffolk, but it is open to patients from other localities: there are beds for about 54 persons.

The premises of the Young Men’s Christian Association were built in 1886, at a cost of £1,500, including furnishing, and contains a news room, library and a gymnasium.

There are two Masonic Lodges here, and one Royal Arch Chapter. St. Margaret’s Lodge meets at the Royal Hotel on the second Monday in every month, Walter James, W.M.; the Unity Lodge, at the Masonic Hall, on the Tuesday before full moon in each month, Frederick Spashett, W.M.; and the Royal Arch Chapter, every three months at the Suffolk Hotel, K. Rix, M.E.Z.

The County Police Station here was built in 1875.

On the beach north of the harbour are the hot and cold sea-water baths of Mr. David Cook. There are also hot and cold sea-water baths at South Lowestoft.

Belle Vue Park, on the summit of the cliffs, a short distance beyond the Upper Lighthouse, and opened in 1874, was formed out of what originally was an open heath, covered with gorse; several acres have been inclosed and tastefully laid out with paths and terraces and planted with flowers and shrubs, intermixed with the gorse, and the site affords fine views seawards. At the foot of the cliffs is a fountain, the water of which has medicinal properties. The Ravine Bridge, presented to the town by William Youngman esq. first Mayor of Lowestoft, and opened 29 Aug. 1887, is an elegant structure of red brick and ironwork, designed by Mr. R. Parkinson, engineer of the Eastern and Midlands railway, with a span of 70 feet, and an elevation of 30 feet from the ravine: the width between the rails is 7 feet; at the park end are two stones with inscriptions let into the brickwork.

Sparrow’s Nest Park, sometimes called “Victoria Park,” was purchased by the Corporation in 1897, and laid out in such a manner as to preserve the natural beauties of the site; about one-third of the total area consists of well-wooded grassy slopes, in which is a spring of mineral water; at the foot of these slopes is Sparrow’s Nest House, formerly the residence of Baron Alderson and his daughter, the late Marchioness of Salisbury: attached is a small conservatory well stocked with flowers, and an extensive Tange of glass houses: during July, August and September, afternoon open-air concerts are held daily, and two illuminated fetes per month are given; a band also plays here three evenings per week during the season.

The area of the parish is 1,443 acres of land, 56 of tidal water and 41 of foreshore; rateable value, £92,076; and the population in 1861 was 9,534, and in 1871 was 13,623, and in 1881 was 16,755; the population of the borough in 1881 was 19,696, in 1891 was 23,143.

Petty Sessions held every Wednesday at the Police court at 11 a.m. The Petty Sessional division comprises the parishes of-Ashby, Barnby, Belton, Blundeston, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Carlton Colville, Corton, Flixton, Fritton, Gisleham, Gunton, Herringfleet, Hopton, Kessingland, Lound, Mutford, Oulton, Pakefield, Rushmere & Somerleyton.

MUTFORD & LOTHINGLAND UNION

The Union is governed by 54 guardians, elected triennially. The union of Mutford & Lothingland comprises the following places:-Ashby, Barnby, Belton, Blundeston, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Carlton Colville, Corton, Flixton, Fritton, Gisleham, Gunton, Herringfleet, Hopton, Kessingland, Kirkley, Lound, Lowestoft, Mutford, Oulton, Pakefield, Rushmere & Somerleyton. The area is 30,714 acres; assessable value in 1900, £170,231; the population of the Union in 1891 was 34,815.

The Workhouse, Oulton, a structure of brick, built about 1765, will hold 282 inmates; George Cleverlev, master; Rev. Joseph Cooper.

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services

St. Margaret’s Church, Rev. Charles D'Aguilar Lawrence MA. rector; Rev. John Cosham Vawdrey MA. Rev. Henry Evan Brandram Peele MA. & Rev. Thomas John Perowne MA. curates; 11 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.

Christ Church, The Beach, Rev. David Dickson, vicar; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

St. Peter’s, St. Peter’s street (Chapel of Ease to St. Margaret’s), 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

St. John’s, London road, South Lowestoft, near the Harbour, Rev. Sydenham Lynes Dixon TA.K.C.L. vicar; 11 a.m. & 3.15 & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.; Fri. 12 noon & saints’ days.

St. Peter’s, Kirkley, Rev. Henry Cockayne MA. rector; Rev. G. J. Champion B.A. curate; services, Sunday, holy communion, 8 a.m.; matins & sermon, 11. a.m.; holy eucharist (choral), 12 noon; litany, 3 p.m.; children’s service, 3.30 p.m.; evensong & sermon, 6.30 p.m.; week days, Mon. Tues. Thur. Sat. matins, 7.30 a.m.; holy communion, 8 a.m.; Wed. & Fri. holy communion, 7 a.m.; matins & litany, 11.30 a.m.; evensong daily 5.30, p.m. Saints’ days, holy communion 7 & 8 a.m.; matins, 11.30; evensong & sermon, 7.30 p.m.

St. Matthew’s Mission Church, Colville road, Kirkley; Rev. Henry Cockayne MA. rector; Rev. P. D. Hedges MA. priest in charge; services, Sunday, holy communion, 8 a.m.; holy eucharist (choral), 10 a.m.; matins & sermon, 11 a.m.; litany & instruction, 3.30 p.m.; evensong to sermon, 6.30 p.m. Week days, holy communion, daily 7 a.m.; matins, 7.30 a.m.; evensong, 5.30 p.m. except Friday, when it is at 7.30 p.m. with address; saints’ days, evensong & sermon, 7.30 p.m. (on the eve.); holy communion, 7 a.m.

Our Lady Star of the Sea, Catholic, Gordon road, Rev. Alexander Scott, priest; holy communion, 8.30, & mass, 10.30 a.m.; holidays of obligation mass, 9 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; daily mass, 8 a.m.; Thur. evening service, 7 p.m.

Baptist, London road, Rev. J. Miller Hamilton; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. 8 p.m.

Baptist (Particular), Tonning street, Rev. H. D. Tooke; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. Wed. 8 p.m.

Congregational, London road, Rev. Samuel Barnes Driver; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, St. Peter’s st.; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Norwich rd.; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Mill road; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. 7.45 p.m.

Sailors’ Bethel, Battery Green road, Samuel Cornish Rowe, missionary; 10.45 a.m. 3 & 6.30 p.m.

Swedenborgian or New Church, Milton road; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.

United Methodist Free Church, London road; Rev. John Hy. Burkitt; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan, High street,; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Wesleyan, Tonning st.; 10.45. a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Christian Meeting Room, Chapel street; 2.30 & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.

Mission to Seamen (The) Institute, Suffolk road; Christopher John Heppell, reader in charge; 11 a.m. 3 & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m.

SCHOOLS

Wilde's Foundation, Wilde’s score, was founded by John Wilde for the education of 40 boys in the Latin tongue, but under an order of the Court of Chancery the number of foundationers has been increased to 60; the endowment consists of land in the parish of Whorlingham, house property in High street, & land & houses in Beccles road, Lowestoft; the school now ranks as a higher elementary school.

Science, Art & Technical Schools, Clapham road, Edward A Fraser, art master.

St. Margaret’s National, St Margaret’s plain, for 265 boys & 265 girls; average attendance, 250 boys & 250 girls; the school has an endowment of £12 yearly.

St. Margaret’s National (girls), High street, for 226 girls; average attendance, 181.

Christ Church, Whapload road (infants), erected in 1883, for 300 children; average attendance, 204.

Clapham Road (infants), built for 195 children; average attendance, 175.

St. Andrew’s Roman Hill National (infants), built in 1890, for 257 children; average attendance, 213.

St. John’s Infant, Hervey street, for 266 children; average attendance, 230.

St. John’s National, London road south, erected in 1854, for 273 boys, 239 girls; average attendance, 220 boys, 210 girls.

The School Board of 9 members formed in 1893 for Lowestoft & Kirkley; Robert Beattie Nicholson, clerk, 115 High street; W. F. Cobb, 67 St. Margarets road, & Alfred Randlesome, 3 Lawson road, school attendance officers.

Kirkley Board School (mixed), Morton road, erected in 1896 for 250 boys & girls & 300 infants.

Lowestoft (Board), Church road, erected in 1896 for 250 boys, 250 girls & 300 infants.

Kirkley Board, erected in 1899 in Lovewell road (girls & infants), for 250 girls & 300 infants.

Mariners’ Score (boys & girls) built in 1846 for 182; average attendance, 169.

British (girls & infants), Arnold street, built in 1884, for 140 infants & 211 girls; average attendance, infants 119, girls 188.

British, London road (boys), enlarged in 1875 & again in 1889, for 322 boys; average attendance, 280.

Wesleyan Day, Flensburg street, Tonning street, erected in 1869, for 139 boys, 108 girls; average attendance, 120 boys, 90 girls.