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Louth Museum

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Louth Museum — museum in Louth, England, United Kingdom.

Louth Museum, museums in Lincolnshire

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year
Year-round
Nearest railway station
Ludborough · 8.7 km
  • Paid entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible

About

Louth Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1910. Address: LN11 0EQ. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Louth, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.3686°, -0.0058°.

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Protected designations

  • National Nature Reserve: LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
  • Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Louth Museum is a visitor attraction in the historic market town of Louth in Lincolnshire, close to the Lincolnshire Wolds. Located at 4 Broadbank, Louth, LN11 0EQ, the museum has four galleries, a library which doubles as a space for exhibitions, and a gift shop. Among its displays is the largest national collection of woodcarvings by the prize-winning Victorian sculptor and carver Thomas Wilkinson Wallis. Louth Museum is normally open from April to October each year, Wednesday to Saturday, from 10 am to 4 pm. There is a small admission charge while children go free.

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Background

History

The Louth Naturalists' Antiquarian and Literary Society was founded in 1884 and the Society has run Louth Museum since 1910. The award-winning museum was designed by John James Cresswell in 1910. The museum's first Curator was Charles Smith Carter (1865-1933). A boot-maker by trade, C. S. Carter was the first and longest serving Curator of Louth Museum. He became interested in archaeology while finding stone tools in Kent. After moving to Louth he discovered evidence of Neolithic settlements at Tathwell and Kelstern. The collecting of stonetools remained one of Carter's great passions throughout his life. The museum holds a number of his notebooks and many of his original collections are on…

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Coordinates
53.3686, -0.0058
County
Lincolnshire
District
East Lindsey
Parish
Louth
Postcode
LN11 0EQ
Parliamentary constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Established
1910
Nearest railway station
Ludborough8.7 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Louth Museum?
Louth Museum is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN11 0EQ), in the parish of Louth.
When was Louth Museum built?
Built or established in 1910.
Is Louth Museum a protected site?
Yes — Louth Museum is part of the LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST National Nature Reserve and the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Louth Museum?
Drivers can navigate to postcode LN11 0EQ. It sits within the Louth and Horncastle parliamentary constituency.