B B C News: Lowestoft’s history explored through a series of short films.
A series of short videos have been created to highlight the history of a Suffolk town.
The second installment of High Street Histories will feature rare archive pictures from south Lowestoft and Kirkley. The films were made to teach the town’s children and include interviews between historian Ivan Bunn and novelist Dean Parkin. Mr. Parkin commented: “We’ve found a unique way of documenting Lowestoft’s history.” “It’s a pleasure to bring to life the magnificent vintage pictures from the collections of Jack Rose and Bert Collyer.
IMAGE SOURCE, BERT COLLYER
“The development here reflects the impact that the construction of the promenade, outer harbour and the associated domestic houses in the 1840s and 1850s had on the area.” The second series begins at the former Post Office on London Road North and continues south to the old Tuttles department store before crossing the bridge to explore Kirkley. Kate Argyle, a local education history manager for the History School’s initiative, said, “It’s been brilliant to see the enthusiasm of young people, who have loved seeing how familiar places have changed over time and the events these buildings have witnessed.” “With Ivan sharing the stories behind the images,” Mr Parkin said.
Mr Bunn, Historic England’s Heritage Schools initiative, the London Road Lowestoft Heritage Action Zone, and Poetry People collaborated to create the series. Last August, High Street Histories debuted its first series, which focused on Lowestoft’s high street and had approximately 20,000 views. “I didn’t see myself in the history I was taught.” Mr Bunn stated that it gave him “much pleasure” to add to another film collection. “The story behind the buildings on London Road, both north and south of the bridge, is vastly different from those on the old Lowestoft High Street,” he told me.
IMAGE SOURCE, BERT COLLYER
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