Ruth's Blog

Louth Sorting office during the pre-Christmas rush in December 1992

The fighting stopped in November 1918, but people continued to face appalling problems

Edwin Whitworth of Theddlethorpe was an agricultural engineer who deserves more recognition

Keith ran this well-known delicatessen and grocery shop in Mercer Row, which later moved to Little Butcher Lane

For many years the pistols displayed in Midland Bank were loaded with powder and ball

The Mansion House in Upgate is a Grade II listed building with a long history

A potted history of cremation and other early burial practices

Louth flooded in 1920 and in 2007, but it shouldn’t happen again

The system for management of household waste has changed

David N Robinson was instrumental in shaping the museum into the form it is today