Lowestoft War Memorial Museum

Lowestoft War Memorial Museum Founded in 1995 by local historian Jack Rose as the realisation of his dream for a memorial to the men, women and children of Lowestoft who died in WW2.

Jack's memorial wall and rose garden today, our founder Jack Rose and his widow Eileen's ashes are buried beneath the st...
28/05/2026

Jack's memorial wall and rose garden today, our founder Jack Rose and his widow Eileen's ashes are buried beneath the standard rose.

26/05/2026

well done to all our the team who managed to transport four air raid shelters, one shed and too many archive units and display cabinets on the hottest weekend of the year so far.

aluminium shed available for collection, 2m 20cm x 2m 70cm, message us for details, donation to the museum.
15/05/2026

aluminium shed available for collection, 2m 20cm x 2m 70cm, message us for details, donation to the museum.

some graffiti, probably from the 1930s, on the back of one of our display cabinets
28/04/2026

some graffiti, probably from the 1930s, on the back of one of our display cabinets

Damage from a shell burst still visible on the top floor of Wellesley House, Wellington Esplanade.One hundred and ten ye...
25/04/2026

Damage from a shell burst still visible on the top floor of Wellesley House, Wellington Esplanade.

One hundred and ten years ago today a German battle cruiser squadron fired on Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth, resulting in four people killed in Lowestoft, some two hundred houses wrecked, and the British submarine E22 sunk by the German u boat UB18.

English bluebells growing in one of the Victorian urns from Wellington gardens
25/04/2026

English bluebells growing in one of the Victorian urns from Wellington gardens

18/04/2026

we are currently looking for a Victorian mangle in working condition, message us if you are able to help

for international women's day we remember Fiammetta Wilson FRAS (born Helen Frances Worthington; 19 July 1864 – 21 July ...
07/03/2026

for international women's day we remember
Fiammetta Wilson FRAS (born Helen Frances Worthington; 19 July 1864 – 21 July 1920), who was a British astronomer elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Born in Lowestoft she was sister to Richard Till Worthington the surgeon who lived in Wellesley House during the first world war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiammetta_Wilson #

wild violets, viola oderata in our Victorian kitchen garden "a herb with antiinflammatory properties" The garden has man...
05/03/2026

wild violets, viola oderata in our Victorian kitchen garden "a herb with antiinflammatory properties" The garden has many plants grown from cuttings handed down from my great grandparents

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Office And Archive, Wellesley House, 1 Wellington Esplanade
Lowestoft
NR330QQ

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