Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Next: Saturday, 13 September 2025
Runs until Sunday, 21 September 2025 (See all dates)
- Time
- 10:00 - 16:00
- Price
- Free
A special free exhibition for the Heritage Open Days 2025.
More Information (East Suffolk One is not responsible for external websites)
We will be taking part with the Heritage Open Days 2025 theme of Architecture, telling the story of our town's bridges:
Who built them
Why they were built
How they were built
Their impact
Today many local people don’t know that the cut from the sea to Lake Lothing is not a natural passage but man made!
While Lake Lothing divides the town into North and South sections and connects to The Broads, it is a harbour and the original town of Lothingland was an island that is no longer surrounded by water. More on that available at the exhibition.
Lowestoft has had five bridges; the first having opened in June 1830 and was classed as obsolete the minute it opened!
The final bridge being opened very recently in 2024 - the much acclaimed and long-awaited Gull Wing Bridge.
We will be exhibiting a photographic timeline exhibition detailing the complete history from 1830 to the present day, an interesting timeline of events.
Dates
The event runs from 10:00 to 16:00 on the following dates.
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