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Historic maps of Pakefield and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Pakefield maps
Pakefield photos
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Carlton Colville| Lowestoft| Kessingland| Oulton| Burgh St Peter| Corton| Somerleyton| Wrentham| Cove Hithe| Hopton| St Olaves
Pakefield area books
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Memories of Pakefield
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Suffolk memories
June 1958 A Frightening Experience!!!!
It was my 4th birthday and we were staying in Caister at the Sycamore Camp in a caravan that my Parents had hired for a 2 week holiday.
So the date 13th June 1958 and we took a trip in Dad's old car up to Lowestoft.
After the usual cup of tea or bottle of Fanta and a Ham roll in the Fisherman's Cafe on Whaplode Road we continued to get on with the business in hand.
Primarily to order some Bloaters to be sent home for my Granddad.
Whilst there we went and sat on the beach close to the old Punch and Judy booth and waited for the show to begin.
Suddenly the show began and all the kids and might I say some of the parents were totally transfixed by the antics in the brightly coloured booth.
It was at this time that I had the shock of my short life when Mr.Punch announced that a kid from Sheffield called Brian had a birthday that day and... Read more
Living at Gunton
My family and I lived in the cottage to the left of the picture from 1944 to 1951 although we retained connections with the Fowler family until the last surviving member, Georgina Fowler, died early in 1960. I was in the choir at the church from 1948 until 1952 and was organist for three years from 1956. My sisters and I have many happy memories of our time at Gunton.
Lowestoft From The 1920s
I have come to know Lowestoft only quite recently but the name has happy memories for me having heard it spoken of so fondly when I was a child. My father's family moved from London to Pakefield between 1921 and 1924 and my grandfather worked at a TB hospital in the area while his wife ran RETGAR cycle stores at 34 London Road Pakefield, next door to the bakers that is still there . Their surname was GARRETT and they lived at 137 Carlton Road , Pakefield.
I have a photo of my grandfather taken with other members of the South Lowestoft and Pakefield British Legion. He was in the navy in WW1 and then in WW2 went to Dunkirk from Lowestoft in the flotilla of small boats.In 1938 he was Superintendent of the St John Ambulance Brigade, Lowestoft Division, No 10 District.
My father Robert James GARRETT went to Grammar School there.
I have enjoyed reading the memories of others holidaying there... Read more
Happy Childhood Holidays
This boating lake has been my favorite fun thing to do when my parents took me to Lowestoft for our annual holidays. We stayed with a Mrs Hutchins who ran a small but perfect boarding-house. We always stayed with her and her little dog. Our little dog Nan came everywhere with us and on holiday was no exception. She meant everything ot us all and loved to chase her tennis ball and fetch it from the surf after Dad threw it in. Often I was allowed to ride back to Mrs. Hutchins at lunchtime in a pony and trap, rented from one of the promanade vendors. Of course there were donkey rides on the beach too and that was always great fun. Lowestoft Holidays for us were some of the best I can remember, It's hard to realize they were seventy-five years ago! In the photo the boating lake hadn't changed a bit in twenty plus years, from when I was there! Wonderful memories M. Denman Lalonde
Happy Days
Our paternal grandfather loved to take us on the boating lake. I suppose it wasn't operational during WW2, so most of the memories will be of the 1950s. Perhaps, he used us as an excuse to go boating himself? The other photo of 2 young girls in 1955 could be my two younger sisters, though the older thinks she wasn't allowed to drive the boats herself.
Punch And Judy
My sister Irene hated any kind of puppet and I clearly remember her standing on the promenade screaming at our brother and I to come away. We were having fun and thought her a nuisance. It might well have been 1950, who knows?, and Peter and I may be in the photo?
Family Connections
My parents both worked here after they left school. In fact, I think it was during this time that they started courting. This would be in the 1930s. About 60 years later, our oldest grand-daughter was to work here, as well, in the 1990s. Young Rebecca was thrilled that she had followed in her great-grandparents' footsteps.
