High Street Histories / Series 2, Episode 05: Shopping Days

Welcome to Episode 5 of the second series of High Street Histories featuring illustrated conversations between historian Ivan Bunn and writer Dean Parkin, this time exploring Kirkley & the south of Lowestoft.
Episode 5 catches the first tram down London Road South and explores the development of that street, revisiting some of the popular shops that could once be found there - Reg Regis sports shop, Hutson's the butchers, Reddish's restaurant and Hailey's department store.
Each episode of High Street Histories will have an accompanying worksheet, ideal for young people age 5-11, which will be available shortly from - www.historicengland.org.uk www.poetrypeople.org www.thinklowestoft.co.uk
Created and edited by Dean Parkin, this episode features archive photographs from the Jack Rose Collection, the Bert Collyer Collection and from Ivan Bunn. The opening credits includes contemporary footage of Kirkley filmed by Joshua Freemantle's Sunrise Studios.
High Street Histories is a partnership collaboration between Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme, the London Road Lowestoft Heritage Action Zone, Poetry People and Ivan Bunn.