Lowestoft, Suffolk - St Margaret's Church - Valentines c.1910

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• Picture / Image:  St. Margaret's Church, Lowestoft
• Publisher:  Valentines
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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• Notes / condition:  has some slight imprint from a wavy line cancellation machine (may have been in envelope as card is unused)

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Saint Margaret's Church is the parish church of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch^[1] and is notable for its large illuminated blue spire which can be seen across the town. The church is located on a hilltop on the north-western edge of the town centre and was used as a navigation landmark.^[2]

The church is within the deanery of Lothingland and archdeconry of Norfolk. It falls within the Diocese of Norwich which extends into north Suffolk.^[1]

The church is medieval and a Grade I listed building with an early 14th century tower.^[3][4] It was founded by the Priory of St. Bartholomew in London which was granted the manor of Lowestoft in 1230 by Henry I.^[5] The church contains a wooden panel listing the parish priests since 1308.^[4]

The church is built of flint and was substantially enlarged during the 15th century, with the aisles and nave dating from this period.^[3] It was refurbished during the Victorian period and the needle spire rebuilt in 1954, replacing the previous wooden spire which dated from 1483.^[3][6] It contains the only known glasswork produced by regency artist Robert Allen and installed in 1819.^[2] The east window glass dates from 1891^[3] and the church also contains glasswork from the demolished St Peter's church, a daughter church of St Margaret's which was demolished in 1975.

Within the church the octagonal font dates from the 15th century^[3] and the brass lectern is a rare pre-Reformation lectern dating from around 1500.^[4] It also contains one of only two remaining banner stave lockers, a feature which is believed to be unique to this area of Suffolk.^[2][4]

There are a number of memorials within the church. The north wall of the church contains a memorial to fishermen who lost their lives at sea between 1896 and 1923. After this date the memorial was moved to The Lowestoft Fisherman's and Sailor's Bethel.^[4] A war memorial chapel contains a wooden wall inscribed with the names of 711 Lowestoft men who died in the Great War of 1914-18.^[4]