Nostalgic memories of Lowestoft's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I have on my wall a photograph featuring my late parents, Rex and Barbara Grimmer just after they were married standing on the bridge with the Japanese style building still standing. This was in the early 50’s, and I can recall it from my youth.
Lived at Harris Avevue in the 50s,near the Packers and PC Dack?
My mum Ruby Osbourne born in 1913 and her brothers and sisters grew up in Lowestoft. She married my dad a sailor in the Royal Navy and was then Ruby Pearce. She later moved to Wiltshire with my two brothers due to the Second World War. I as a child have so many happy memories of Lowestoft staying on the North Denes camping site, listening to stories of mums school days and how she fell down Corton Cliffs and was ...see more
My grandad was a shipsmith and worked in Lowestoft for Cosalt my mother was born there and they lived in Norwich Road in 1911. In 1914 moved to Padstow.I would like any information about the how that came about.
My great grandparents also lived in this road. Charles Alexander Adamson & Mary Elizabeth Adamson nee Dover
Great grandparents lived here in 1890
Both of my parents came from Lowestoft, my Dad William Elder lived in Kirkley Street and was born in 1919. My Mum Iris Coleman lived in St Peters Street. Her Grandfather was on the lifeboats and they used to live I think in Spurgeons Score before the Government I think brought his fishing boat during 2nd WW then they moved to St Peters Street. I wonder If anyone knows them.
My Dad was born in Lowestoft in 1921 and went to Roman Hills Boys school. His name is William Thomas Pritchard and he lives in Edinburgh, aged 94. He started on the trawlers in 1935 when he was just 14yrs old.
A general view of the youngsters queuing for their ride on the boating lake was that they wanted the fastest boat, to that end rumour had it that certain boats were quicker than others, and my friends and I would often give up our places in the queue, so that we could have the speedier boats say boat number 7 or number 9, or so we thought. They always seemed quicker when someone else was in them, but unfortunately it proved not to be the case,they never were.
This photo show a small photographer's kiosk. I obtained a Frith print of this image but with a magnifier all I can see is the dot screen used to produce the print. I wonder if anybody knows who was running the photographer's kiosk in 1955?