Lion Public House 201 – 203 London Road South
This public house was built in about 1878 and was situated on the corner of London Road South and Colville Road. Its first owner was E. H. Balls a beer retailer (would now be an off licence) who ran it until 1892. In 1892 Frederick Burcham took it over and became a publican by 1901 (The 1901 census has him listed as a publican with a wife and three children). From 1902 until 1931 the licensee’s were Robert George and Florence Harriet Woods. Harry and Gladys James succeeded them. The pub was demolished in 1972, the site being acquired by Liptons. Having been used in recent years by Lowestoft College as a training centre, it is now empty and up for sale.

127 London Road South (Carlton House 1888 – 1904)
This was built in 1888 and was situated on the corner of London Road South and Grosvenor Road. It was first inhabited by Barrington Gooding Beaumont a grocer and wine merchant (Barrington Beaumont was an East Suffolk county councillor for the Lowestoft South Ward between 1901 and 1907). In 1902. Mrs Goldsmith bought the property and ran them as apartments. Riches Nickolds a house furnisher followed her in 1904.

In 1919 the Midland Hardware Co. acquired these premises and ran them until 1927 when Prince Arthur Hipperson, a hardware dealer moved in. He was followed in 1938 by K. J. Dickson another hardware dealer and in 1973 by J. White organ specialist. It was recently been converted into flats by Taylor Properties Ltd with the help of a grant.

133 London Road South (Grosvenor House 1888 – 1902)
This property was built in 1888 and was situated on the opposite corner of London Road South and Grosvenor Road to No. 127. From then until 1974 it was an off-licence in the ownership of first E. Lacon & Co. and, from 1970 Whitbread Ltd. In 1974 Electronic Components Ltd occupied it. It has recently been a pet shop and is now (2005) empty.

153 London Road South
This was built in about 1901 and was occupied from1902 to 1952 by Hannants Toy & Wool shop. In 1952 A. Ward converted it into a restaurant as Wards. In 1954 it was acquired by E. Kalinowski and still named Wards. In 1965 it became the Three Star Café and in 1967 the Southtown Grill. Recently it had been the Jasmine bar and grill and is now (2005) empty.

157/159 London Road South (Kirkley Hall until 1938)
This was built in 1897 and was occupied between 1898 and 1914 by Titcomb & Few Auctioneers (Ernest Titcomb was a Lowestoft Borough Councillor between 1898 and 1903). In 1914 Brett & Sons House Furnishers acquired the property (a Henry Brett was a Workhouse Guardian between 1919 and 1929 for the South Ward). From 1948 until 1952 F. W. Woolworth & Co. had their shop there. After 1952 Robert J. Latten builder’s merchants occupied the premises (Robert Latten was a Lowestoft Borough Councillor between 1912 and 1930) followed by Jewson’s builders merchants. More recently Paul Foulger who was a house furnisher owned it and in 2005 a hire shop for evening and formal wear.