The town of Lowestoft was originally built on a cliff. Scores were the alleyways leading from the cliff down to the beach. Many were named after local people or after the public houses that stood near the entrance. This one is Mariner’s Score, but it was once named Swan Score, after the Swan Inn that stood here. From the bottom of this score, during the 17th century, the Lowestoft Low Light shone out to sea to guide ships through the Stamford Channel.
