6th APRIL 2002

LOWESTOFT, NORTH BEACH

Today's weather: A sunny day with a bitterly cold easterly wind.

 

Rough seas

Strong easterly winds make for very rough seas.

 

Ness Point building

This may look like Lowestoft's newest tourist attraction but unfortunately it's only part of a new water treatment works being built close to Ness Point.

 

Euroscope

The Euroscope at Ness point, has a circle of plaques showing mileages to various points in the British Isles and Europe.

 

Most easterly point plaque

This plaque on the Euroscope shows that Lowestoft is the most easterly town in the British Isles.

 

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These plaques show that as the crow flies Lowestoft lies 465 miles from Dunnet Head the most northerly point and 352 miles from the Lizard the most southerly point in the British Isles.

 

North sea wall

Hardly anyone to be seen on the sea wall or the beach today.

 

Fishermen on beach

But what ever the conditions there's usually a few fishermen on the beach.

 

Lowestoft lighthouse

Lowestoft's lighthouse.

 

Ship at sea

A ship making for the safety of the harbour.

 

Ship at pier heads

On reaching the harbour mouth she has to line up her entry precisely in order not to hit the pier heads.

 

Ship at pier

At this point it looks as if she is going to hit the pier.

 

Ship entering harbour

But after a rough time at sea she manages to enter harbour safely.