The Pahud Memorial, at Hubbards Hills, was assessed by English Heritage in May 2013, as part of the Louth Defined Area Survey. It was decided that the criteria for listing was not met in this instance, as, although being an attractive structure in its parkland setting, its standard classical design and detail are conservative and undistinguished in the national context. The Pahud Memorial is a monument in the form of a drinking fountain, erected in 1907, in memory of Annie Pahud, wife of Auguste Alphonse Pahud. The memorial was designed by R.H. Fowler, son of the notable and prolific Louth architect James Fowler. The monument is rectangular in plan, constructed of limestone, in a classical design taking a simplified Doric form. The north-facing main elevation contains a wide opening with a column to either side, and a triangular pediment above the entablature. The side elevations have plain openings with shouldered architraves, the decorative frieze continuing above the openings, below a moulded cornice. The roof behind the pediment is flat and the rear elevation of the monument plain except for a plate giving access to the back of the water fountain. This is inside the structure, at the centre of the back wall, and consists of a semi-circular basin supported by a squared plinth, above which, against the wall, is a stone panel at the centre of which is the head of a lion, its mouth forming the water spout. The head is surrounded by a moulded frame flanked by a spiral motif, with moulded cornice above. Above this panel is the framed memorial text describing the background to the gift of the estate to the town, and also listing the Residuary Trustees of Pahud's will, an extract from the will itself and the names of the Mayor and Town Clerk, Richard Dawson Esq. and Thomas Falkner Allison Esq. The name of the architect, R H Fowler is to the bottom left, and the name of the builder, C H Vickers, Louth, is to the bottom right, in smaller lettering. The floor of the memorial is tessellated, with a Greek Key border. Auguste Pahud came to Louth in 1875 from his native Switzerland in order to teach French and German at the King Edward VI School. In due course he married Annie Grant, the daughter of a wealthy farmer from Withern, to whom he was devoted. Her death in 1899 was devastating and he never recovered, dying shortly after making his will in 1902. He left his estate, worth £25,000, in trust, to be used to benefit the people of Louth in memory of his beloved wife. Amongst other disbursements, the trustees decided to buy the Hubbards Hills estate for the enjoyment of the people of Louth, and the Pahud Memorial commemorates the presentation of the deeds to the Mayor and Corporation of the town. An inscription on a plaque set into the back wall of the structure states that the estate containing the area known as Hubbards Hills was given in trust to the Mayor, Alderman and councillors of Louth on the 1st August 1907 by the trustees of the will of Auguste Alphonse Pahud in memory of his wife, Annie Pahud. {1}{2}