Louth station area in the 1970s
The passenger services were withdrawn from
the East Lincolnshire line in 1970 and the line south of Louth was
closed.
A single line was retained from Grimsby to Louth for another 10 years
largely to service the ABM maltkin.
The station and other railway buildings on site began to deteriorate.
Luckily Louth station building survives today as smart housing.
However the rest of the buildings, with the exception of Louth North
signalbox, have all gone. The malt kiln site is now an Aldi supermarket.
This superb collection of photographs is ©
Keith Robson who very kindly sent them to me from Canada.
Louth goods shed seen from the north
with ABM malt kiln behind.
Store end on to Keddington Rd near Louth
North signal box.
Similar building adjacent to cattle
dock.
Loco dept crew facilities.
Louth goods shed viewed from south.
Keddington Rd crossing in view.
A second view of goods shed from south.
The entrance to Louth station seen from
goods yard.
The stationmasters house, on north end
of station, seen from goods yard.
The weighbridge in goods yard seen from
north west.
The weighbridge seen from south west
with station in background.
Warehouse seen from north. The houses
are in Ramsgate.
The warehouse seen from north east, with
the houses on Newbridge Hill in backgound.
The goods shed seen from south west with
grain hopper wagons liveried as Haig Whisky.
The malt kiln silo unloading bay.
The goods yard gatehouse on Newbridge
Hill opposite the Lin Pac factory.
Warehouse from east.
Shunter/PW stores seen from south, with
Louth North signal box and crossing in view.
The north east end of goods shed.
