Liskeard Unlocked - When Station Road Became THE Place To Live
Foresters Hall, 1 Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3JE
The main railway line from Plymouth to Penzance opened in 1859, connecting Liskeard with London and beyond. This exhibition includes artefacts and photographs connected to the new Railway Station, as well as research into the occupants of the new family homes that sprung up along Station Road.
The opening of the main line and the station prompted the renaming of Lamellion Street to Station Road and the building of fine Victorian terraces along its route to the town centre, which can still be seen today. The short level walk to the station and back became popular among the townsfolk dressed in their ‘Sunday Best’ clothes and was referred to as the ‘promenade’. This area of Liskeard became the most fashionable place to live for the shopkeepers, merchants and other successful business people, who often employed a Domestic Servant living in. A peek into the lives of the first families to arrive conveniently close to the railway station are included in the exhibition.
Timings & Tours
- Friday 06 September:
- 1000-1600
- Saturday 07 September:
- 1000-1300
- Monday 09 September:
- 1000-1600
- Tuesday 10 September:
- 1000-1600
- Wednesday 11 September:
- 1000-1600
- Thursday 12 September:
- 1000-1600
- Friday 13 September:
- 1000-1600
- Saturday 14 September:
- 1000-1300
Location & directions
Foresters Hall, 1 Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3JE
- Directions:
- The Museum is free to enter and is in the same building as the Tourist Information Centre
- Contact on day:
- Iga Webb
- Telephone number:
- +441579559569
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
