In its heyday, there were over 1,100 vessels registered in Lowestoft. Vessels were re-named, moved from port to port and often changed owners. Some were lost at sea, some were blown up by mines and others eventually wore out and were broken up, so names and numbers were constantly being updated. The record is fascinating microcosm of history.. On the western side of this large dock, formerly the Trawl Dock, are the newly constructed buildings supporting development of the offshore power industry. Lowestoft became a port in 1837 when the harbour was built by the Norwich and Lowestoft Navigation Company. It became successful when Sir Samuel Morton Peto But took it over and gave it new.
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North Lowestoft was originally the main medieval settlement, which grew around a thriving
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Norfolk/Suffolk Yarmouth / Lowestoft Fishing Industry Trawlers Lowestoft Harbour c. 1950 K9
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Pictures from Lowestofts Harbour 2002.
Brexit and fishing has been a huge sticking point for coastal towns like Lowestoft. The debate over fishing rights between the UK and EU has carried significant political weight, with a key tenet.. The offshore oil and gas industry has also operated from the harbour with Shell maintaining their Southern Operations base in the harbour from the mid-1960s until 2003. [3] [4] Today, the Port is a hub for renewable offshore energy generation, with companies including SSE and Scottish Power Renewables having their maintenance & operations bases at Lowestoft.
