A Walk from the House

The River Yare is two minutes walk from the house down Baker Street. The house is about 20 feet above the flood plain. On the meadows below the house herrings were put into barrels. The area is now a residential and industrial site.

Along the quay are the remnants of early lifeboat stations and the modern Gorleston lifeboat. Across the Yare is industry, shipping and the Nelson monument.

The Pier and Harbour mouth are less than 10 minutes walk from the house. Brush Quay gets its name because Dutch engineers used brushwood to divert the mouth of the river out to sea.

The Edwardian Music Hall flourishes at the Gorleston Pavilion 5 minutes walk from the house.

The Beach, also about 5 minutes walk, has excellent sands and safe bathing. Ness Point at Lowestoft, the most easterly point in England, can be seen in the distance.

Eric Gill, the architect, artist and designer of fonts only built one church. The tower of the red brick catholic church can be seen from the house and is two minutes walk away.