Martin's Score
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In the 17th century this score was known as the Common Score and up until 1850 was also known as Gowing's Score.
The name Gowing must have come from a Lowestoft family. The name the Common Score was often used as being a score that was a common way.
The entrance to Martin's Score from the High Street is wide but then it narrows after a few yards to become a pedestrian access. On the south side of the score right at the top entrance is a small post against the wall, about two and a half feet in height. It was first put there in 1688, renewed in 1788, and then renewed again in 1888 when the Corporation decided to replace it. Bearing the initials 'TM' it was thought to be a 'Revolution Post' or 'Armada Post'. Thomas Meldrum (TM) was a Lowestoft merchant who donated a ship called the Elizabeth to the town to assist in the defence against the Spanish Fleet. Elizabeth was used a fire ship.
Another more feasible explanation for the post is the fact it was exactly on the boundary of land owned by Thomas Mighells and was in fact a marker post.
