One of my customers has just told me today that she grew up in that village, they had nothing. She spoke of a horrible flood too. Hence I searched and found this video so that I can learn more about it. Thank you.
I used to work out of Lowestoft in the early 1960's trawling & this video brought back some memories.At 2.01, the 'Rising Sun' pub was where I had a free pint one day, it was when 'The Animals' song by that name,'The House of The Rising Sun' came out & every pub in England of that name gave out free beer to their customers. I used to drink in the Suffolk Hotel,where the skippers would drink,also the Duke of Wellington,which was a bit too lively at times with the young trawlermen. I remember the old beach village well, the net drying grounds where the wooden post were situated,that whole area had laid waste save for the pub more or less, though I would take a walk up through the 'Scores' to London Road North & the 'Eagle' Pub at the top of the steps. I would pay a launderette lady £5 to do my 'dobying', go to a nearby restuarant,then off to The Odeon to watch a film before going to collect my wash. They called us 'two-day-miliionaires' as we were big spenders,we would hire a taxi driver for the two days,travelling throughout Suffolk-Norfolk on a pub crawl, keeping to the countryside mainly, because we could escape the licensing laws on the pubs without being caught, both landlords & taxi driver were happy. I did like Lowestoft because of it's character born out of it's fishing history & my friendships with the local girls.
One of my customers has just told me today that she grew up in that village, they had nothing. She spoke of a horrible flood too. Hence I searched and found this video so that I can learn more about it. Thank you.
Real history. Magnificent
I used to work out of Lowestoft in the early 1960's trawling & this video brought back some memories.At 2.01, the 'Rising Sun' pub was where I had a free pint one day, it was when 'The Animals' song by that name,'The House of The Rising Sun' came out & every pub in England of that name gave out free beer to their customers.
I used to drink in the Suffolk Hotel,where the skippers would drink,also the Duke of Wellington,which was a bit too lively at times with the young trawlermen.
I remember the old beach village well, the net drying grounds where the wooden post were situated,that whole area had laid waste save for the pub more or less, though I would take a walk up through the 'Scores' to London Road North & the 'Eagle' Pub at the top of the steps.
I would pay a launderette lady £5 to do my 'dobying', go to a nearby restuarant,then off to The Odeon to watch a film before going to collect my wash.
They called us 'two-day-miliionaires' as we were big spenders,we would hire a taxi driver for the two days,travelling throughout Suffolk-Norfolk on a pub crawl, keeping to the countryside mainly, because we could escape the licensing laws on the pubs without being caught, both landlords & taxi driver were happy.
I did like Lowestoft because of it's character born out of it's fishing history & my friendships with the local girls.
My Late father was a county copper who would not be happy about the breaking of the licence house Laws
This video is fabulous!!! Am currently researching lowestoft family history and listening to these memories is bringing lowestoft history to life x
My great grandfather lived in the beach village. His name was Arthur Taylor Jenner 😊
Listening to our accents one thing springs to mind 'ey ya got a liyt boy' ey ya got a liyt
love it
nice video