The two original paintings that together form the panorama hang side-by-side in the Louth Town Council building - the Sessions House - on Eastgate. The church was originally a brick structure of 1834 with an octagonal tower, but was rebuilt in 1866, and is now a building of Ancaster stone in the First Pointed style. The station closed to passengers in 1970 along with the Mablethorpe Loop Line and the section from Firsby to Louth of the East Lincolnshire Railway. * [http://www.kidgate.lincs.sch.uk Kidgate Primary School] * [http://www.laceygardens.lincs.sch.uk Lacey Gardens Junior School] * [http://www.st-michaels.lincs.sch.uk St. Michael's C of E Primary School] * [http://www.eastfield.lincs.sch.uk Eastfield Infants and Nursery School], * The Cordeaux School* Monks' Dyke Technology College* King Edward VI Grammar School. Much of the town centre is lined with brick buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries and the town's skyline is dominated by St. James' Church, the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/481423 spire] of which is convert|295|ft|m|0 tall, though shorter than both Norwich Cathedral (convert|315|ft|m|0) and Salisbury Cathedral (convert|404|ft|m|0) in terms of spire height, it is reputedly the tallest parish church in the United Kingdom. The town was also the headquarters of the former Louth, Mablethorpe and Sutton Building Society, a local society with several branches and agents in Lincolnshire, which was taken over by the Bradford & Bingley in 1990. Many national food campaigning organisations are based on Eastgate under the umbrella organisation the Processed Vegetable Growers Association,[56] notably: The town's Playhouse Cinema is on Cannon Street, and is home to Louth Film Club, which won the British Federation of Film Societies' Film Society of the Year Award in 2008. Ex-Magazine player Dave Formula lives in Louth and his new electronic punk/world fusion extravaganza the Angel Brothers frequently play in the area. There is a small Morrisons, formerly a Somerfield store,[47] which opened in 1985, and a Co-operative supermarket, which opened in 1989. * Ron Grant (motorcyclist), former motorcycle road racer and tuner. [29] Having begun marching from Louth, 50,000 supporters converged to camp at Hembleton Hill, the following evening, before they continued to Lincoln to confront the King's Commissioners. * Graham Winteringham, architect. The church was built in 1515. * Actor Patrick Mower, currently seen in TV soap-opera Emmerdale lives in the area in Little Carlton. Louth had a population of 15,930 as of 2009. [43] It is also home to The Cheese Shop, which has gained nationwide recognition, including in The Daily Telegraph,[44] The Guardian,[45] and on The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain.[46]. The station building and Louth North Signal Box remain in situ to this day as private dwellings. There are also two Baptist, two Free Methodist, Congregational, Primitive Methodist, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic chapels.