Louth's "Town Clock": on the lost Tudor Town Hall from 1714, then the prison, finally ending up on this 19C warehousepic.twitter.com/L0OSqvc9TM
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Louth unusual in retaining its 18thC Poor House/'House of Industry' too, on Northgate, established in 1734...pic.twitter.com/YNTgMGxz5N
Sadly, the 16-17thC poor house on Spital Hill, which was housed in the former 14th-16thC leper hospital, has long since been demolished
@caitlinrgreen Some of them are quite beautiful and cast in "S" shapes, etc. Hey, it beats collecting bottle caps!
@GeorgeRick1 I'll keep an eye out for any nice examples for you ;)
@caitlinrgreen Thank you, Caitlin! They're a bit thin on the ground over here, so to speak.
@GeorgeRick1 A couple from Louth :) 1: made by Joseph Morton's iron foundry, Louth, on side of pub bearing his name >pic.twitter.com/ZYoS5cHTfx
@GeorgeRick1 2: made by Salah Cartwright, ironmonger of Mercer Row, Louth, in 19thC; on side of house in Bridge St.pic.twitter.com/LCYVWQuG0T
@GeorgeRick1 not sure if this counts, but I like it :)pic.twitter.com/8JKSOKGpdt
The 'Old Cem' or St Mary's Burying Ground, Louth, on Brown's Panorama in 1847; now a park w/ the gravestones stackedpic.twitter.com/2JozXB0ZOI
Here's @eamonngriffin on the Old Cem, Louth: http://www.benchesoflouth.co.uk/5prteap7f Pic=funeral procession on way to the cem, 1847.pic.twitter.com/V56zwlOt1f
@caitlinrgreen our workhouse was built about then & later became a hospital. Was demolished a few years ago & replaced with a monstrosity :(
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