Lowestoft town sign

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 10 Jun 2018

The Lowestoft shield is supported by the lighthouse and St Margaret’s church. The shield within the shield are the town’s arms (see below). On the sign itself a fisherman pulls in his net and symbolises the longshoremen of the present. On the right, a map of the outer harbour and trawl basin include Lowestoft Ness, the most easterly point of the British Isles. The shipbuilding industry of the past, is represented by the ship immediately below the arms. The trawler heading into the harbour is almost a thing of the past and is representative of the port and the magnitude of the fishing industry of the past. In the lower portion the West Holm buoy, which marks the way home for the Lowestoft fishermen. The memorial to the Royal Naval Patrol Service in Belle View Park in the centre and the inland yachts on Lake Lothing on the right. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6633145 (Lowestoft is on the east coast of England and is the first place to see the sunrise. The town is located on what is known as the Sunrise Coast. The motto "Point du Jour" means daybreak. Thus the sun at the base is a reference to this. The roundels on the chevron represent porcelain plates to refer to an 18th century factory in the town. Their product is much admired and collected. The factory has no mark, but many bear the words, "A trifle from Lowestoft". The Tudor roses, the crown and the crest are a reference to Saint Margaret of Scotland, the town's patron saint. She also appears on the old seal of the town.) Lowestoft is twinned with Plaisir in France.

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