Ruth's Blog

Flower was a roan shorthorn heifer, who became an icon when she won first prize in the North Lincolnshire Agricultural Show

Louth was a reception area for war time evacuation from Leeds, but evacuation was not a complete success.

Many of our street names have been in use for at least 700 years

A Roman roof had two types of overlapping tile – tegula and imbrex

Pete Conner kindly donated a very large number of photos to the museum

Medicine bottles give us a good idea of what medicine was like in the 1800s and 1900s

The purpose of these pictures is to encourage small children to think about the differences between Victorian Louth and the present day

Louth Cinema was built in the 19th Century as a Congregational Chapel

This stone pinnacle outside the museum was on the nave of St James’ Church

Cooking with tansy kills intestinal worms; don’t use daffodils instead