Louth is a wonderful town. Dubbed the ‘Capital of the Linconshire Wolds’ (although situated just outside the Wold’s boundary), such luminaries as Nickolaus Pevsner and Sir John Betjeman, a regular visitor to the town, wrote about the architecture in glowing terms. In recent times Louth has been the stopping-off place for celebrity chefs who have ‘discovered’ the town’s independent shops selling quality local produce, something residents have known about for years!

This book is an investigation into what made Louth the place we see today, investigating an earlier town of iron foundries, breweries, workhouses and mills; also the buildings that were constructed on the profits of the wool trade, from Georgian mansions and fine chapels, to workers’ cottages and corner shops.

Whether you intend to visit Lincolnshire or are just interested in such diverse topics as the history of brick design; the development of an English Grammar School whose pupils included Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson; the Poor Law (old and new) or the flash flood that swept 20 residents of the town to their deaths — this book is for you.

Published in 2010. 48 pages A5 full colour, Discovering Louth comprises four short walks around the town, yet the reader doesn't have to be walking in Lincolnshire to be fascinated with the information in the book — much of the history can be applied to any English market town.

A free copy to Walk-Westers who book at our holiday cottage in Louth, otherwise price £3.50 inc p&p. Visit the e-store now!