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Lowestoft Foresters Arms
52.47399,1.74056
Closed: unknown era
38 Commercial Rd
grid reference TM 541 928 (approximate location)
The Foresters Arms has been listed at number 28 or at the opposite side of Saul's Yard to the Dock Tavern.
Lake Lothing 0.24 mile
Lord Nelson 0.26 mile
Spring Tide 0.27 mile
Blues Bar 0.34 mile
Mariner's Rest 0.38 mile
Notley's 0.38 mileHistorical interest
In 1937 the pub was listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that were retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1879: William Thomas Rose ((Wine & beer retailer, Commercial Rd. - pub not named))
1881: William T. R. Rose ((Licensed victualler, Forresters Arms, Head/Married/28/born Norwich, Norfolk))
1888: William Thos R. Rose ((Beer retailer & wine retailer, Commercial Rd., pub not named))
1891: Wm Thos Rampling Rose ((28 Commercial Rd., pub not named, Wife/Married/38y/born Lowestoft))
1891: + Eliza Rose ((Licensed Victualler, 28 Commercial Rd., pub not named, Head/Married/38y/born Lowestoft))
Footnote
The Ancient Order of Foresters began in 1834 and were previously called the Royal Foresters (formed in the 18th century). Members pay into a common fund from which sick pay and funeral grants could be drawn for families that are financially distressed or destitute.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
