Lowestoft
a municipal borough and seaport on the Suffolk coast, England, 118 miles N. E. of London, and 40 from Ipswich; has of late years rapidly grown in favor as a watering-place; the older part, which lies to the N., is built on a cliff facing the sea, on its summit being a lighthouse (1874) 123 feet above the sea-level, while at its base, on the Ness-the most E. point of land in England-stands another lighthouse (1866); the modern part, which has a fine esplanade 800 yards long, extends S. into the parish of Kirkley, and is separated from the old town by the harbor, formed partly by two piers extending seaward 1,300 feet, and partly by Lake Lothing. In 1643 Cromwell entered the town at the head of 1,000 troopers, and, seizing several royalists, sent them prisoners prisoners to Cambridge; it was partially destroyed by fire in 1644; a great naval engagement took place off the coast June 3, 1665, when the Dutch were defeated with loss of 18 ships; George II. landed here on his return from Hanover, June 14, 1736.
During the war the town was shelled by German boats and aeroplanes a number of times. Pop. (1918) 37,886. 1917. Chairman Royal Commission on in 1918.