Lowestoft Church Home For Girls

Lowestoft Church Home was established in 1895 to replace the Lee Cottage Home in Dickleburgh. The opening ceremony was held on March 19th 1895, with a dedication service conducted by the Bishop of Thetford. All twenty-six girls (aged 5-15) moved to their new home shortly afterwards.

In 1903 the Home moved to a new address at Connaught House, 123 High Street, Lowestoft. In keeping with the change, the Home changed its name to Connaught House Home for Girls. This house was in an old part of the town, flanked by shops and with a narrow pavement between the door and the road. The building was rented, but at the end of 1914 the lease ran out without any hope of renewal. As a result of this and the onset of the First World War, the Home closed in 1915.

Miss Doughty, the Home’s Honorary Secretary, was determined that Lowestoft should still have a Society home. She personally bought a freehold site of land, which she donated to the Society as a rent-free gift. Plans for this home were delayed throughout the 1920s, before it was eventually opened in 1929.