Lowestoft Camera Club

http://www.lowestoft-lpc.co.uk/  ESTABLISHED: 1900

The Lowestoft & District Photographic Society was established in the year 1900. A handwritten invitation card exists, dated February 12th 1900 and this club was in existence until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. A grant of over £4,000 was received from the Arts Council and a supporting grant from the local authority, Waveney District Council. A selection of the resulting 2500 negatives were printed and displayed in the Lowestoft Central Library during October 1998 and now form part of the Suffolk Archive, an historical record available to future historians. The Lowestoft Photographic Society was established after the Second World War, in 1952, and one of its founder members was Sidney Reynolds, who was President of the Lowestoft Photographic Club until he passed away in 2001. Many of the original members from the 1950's, such as Spencer Burt, Ernest Graystone - each of whom were members of the club for over 35 years.