Discover Louth through Art.
A walk around the historic town of Louth will reveal streets, buildings, monuments and public spaces reflecting the prosperity, foresight and civic pride of past generations. This spirit of the past and focus on the future has inspired Louth to create The Louth Art Trail.
As the trail develops you will find three commissions covering a range of styles and media, including sculpture and street furniture each focusing on a particular aspect of Louth's heritage. The trail will start at the Navigation Trust Warehouse on the west side of town, then follow the River Lud into the town centre where the town is bisected by the Meridian Line, and finally lead you to the west side of town and the leisure area of Hubbards Hills
The art works are being designed and installed over a two year period with the trail being completed by Winter 2001 For Further information on the progress of the project call the project office on tel/answerphone 01507 354364
Commission 1 Summer 2000
SITE : THE LUD The River Lud gives the town its name. In its present form it has both an ecological and aesthetic appeal. but has in the past been a valuable resource for powering local industry. Fed by water running off the Wolds, the Lud in 1920 brought Louth its greatest tragedy when a flash flood destroyed hundreds of homes and killed 23 people. |
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SITE : GREENWICH MERIDIAN Since 1884 the Greenwich Meridian has been the line from which world time and longitude are measured. From pole to pole the line links Louth to villages, towns and cities in France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkino Fasco, Togo and Ghana. Hundreds of residents and visitors move between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres everday in the town's busy shopping area of Eastgate. A plaque installed in 1948 marks the point where the line crosses over the street. |
Commission 3 Winter 2001
SITE : HUBBARDS HILLS On 1 August 1907 the population of Louth celebrated the opening of Hubbards Hills. The Hills had previously been in private ownership but were given to the town by the trustees of Auguste Alphonse Pahud. Pahud came to Louth as a schoolteacher in1875 and married a local girl. Pahud never recovered from the death of his wife in 1889 and in 1902 committed suicide. The purchase of Hubbards Hills for the town was the trustees' way of carrying out his wishes to perpetuate the memory of his wife. Since then the 125 feet deep valley with its meandering river and natural leisure areas has been enjoyed by thousands of the town's residents and vistors and is one of the town's most memorable features |
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Louth Public Art Project : Full Project Description
