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A detailed history of the town of Lowestoft, its society, economy,
and topography. `A superbly researched study.... An excellent
addition not only to the history of Suffolk but of early modern
society and economy more generally.' Professor RICHARD SMITH,
University of Cambridge. Lowestoft has grown from a small urban
community to become Suffolk's second largest town; and this book
provides a vivid picture of the town and its inhabitants during the
early modern period. Making full use of surviving documentation, in
particular the parish registers, it begins with an overview of
Lowestoft's medieval history, then proceeds to investigate
topographical development, demographic features, occupational
structure, social geography, house-building and interior décor,
wealth and inheritance, maritime pursuits, agriculture, local
government, education and literacy, religious affiliation, and
urban identity. Wherever possible, the town is set into a national
and European context, and its maritime nature fully brought out.
Politics play a central role in all organisations but to this point
they have largely been seen as a negative force. Butcher and Clarke
expose this as a misunderstanding and show how political behaviour
is entirely endemic to managerial activity and how understanding
and managing it can have extremely powerful positive effects. They
provide an approach to managing politics by balancing personal and
organisational interests and show how the centrality of politics to
organisational life make it the ideal place from which to change
existing patterns of power and influence. Essential reading for
directors and senior managers.
A history of the development of Lowestoft from its origins to the
flourishing medieval town it became. A superb piece of local
history. Professor Mark Bailey, University of East Anglia.
Lowestoft became an increasingly important Suffolk town during the
later middle ages. This book traces its history from its
Anglo-Saxon origins up until its fully recognisable urban nature in
the first half of the sixteenth century. During that time, notable
changes occurred in its social, economic and topographical
structure, all of which are investigated here;the picture which
emerges is one of small beginnings which eventually led (following
the township's relocation to a new site) to a position of local
pre-eminence. Two important elements in Lowestoft's overall
development were its surface geology and coastal location, and due
account is taken of these influences. So is its comparative freedom
from outside interference in its affairs by having a far-distant,
absentee manorial lord. Added to these factors was proximity to the
port of Great Yarmouth, whose late medieval difficulties (access to
the harbour and effective control of local waters) were very much
to Lowestoft's advantage in developing its own maritime activity.
From being a mere outlier to the Lothingland hub-manor at the time
of Domesday, the town gradually became not only a notable coastal
station in local terms, but one which was directly connected with
various ports on the continent of Western Europe. For a community
of only moderate size, it had broad and wide-ranging associations.
Particular attention is paid to the town's magnificent church, and
to its fishing industry. David Butcher is a retired Lowestoft
schoolteacher and former lecturer in the Continuing Studies
Department at the University of East Anglia. He has published
widely on the local history of the Lowestoft area.
Fishing Talk: The Language of a Lost Industry is the outcome of a
lifetime's research by Lowestoft author David Butcher. Over the
years he has recorded many hours of interviews with the fishermen
of the east coast of the British Isles and has compiled their
stories and accounts of their working lives into several books. For
this title, he explains the words and phrases they use in their
accounts, some to be found in the common parlance, some only found
in use on the working boats of the fishing industry. The sea-going
men - and women who handled the catches, kept the homes together
and frequently looked after the business aspect of the fishing life
- gladly contributed their recollections. The mid and deep sea
fisheries of East Anglia have passed into history but this
publication preserves their vocabulary.
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