1844 Samuel Morton Peto, as part of a scheme to extend railways in Norfolk, acquired the harbour at Lowestoft and promoted the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour Co
George Parker Bidder chose Lowestoft as the coastal terminus for railways in the East of England.
James Hodges was contractor for the harbour construction
1847 Restoration of the harbour was completed.
1886 A. A. Langley presented a paper to the Inst of Civil Engineers on use of concrete in construction of Lowestoft Harbour improvements[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1886/12/17