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Trevithick Society Walk
Brian Oldham will be leading the Trevithick Society on a circular walk and non-members are welcome at a cost of £2.00 a head. Armed with old photos and site plans they will visit Silver Valley, Goldiggings and Cheesewring Quarries, and Phoenix among other sites to interpret the remains of their buildings. The distance is only about 3 […]
Trevithick Society- Porth Kernow Marine Telegraph Station
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be having a talk about Porth Kernow Marine Telegraph Station on Monday 9th Oct at Liskeard Public Hall at 7.30 pm
Trevithick Society- The lives of West Country Tin and Copper Miners
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be meeting on Monday 13th November at 7.30 pm in Liskeard Public Hall and having a talk about The Lives of West Country Tin and Copper Miners
Trevithick Society- WW1 21st (Cornish) Flanders Tunnelling Company
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be meeting on Monday 11th December at Liskeard Public Hall at 7.30 pm and having a talk about WW1 21st (Cornish) Flanders Tunnelling Company
Trevithick Society- Building Plymouth Breakwater
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society talk will be Building Plymouth Breakwater and will take place on January 8th at Liskeard Public Hall in The Long Room at 7.30pm A talk by Nigel Overton on the building of this fascinating structure. Non members £2.00 please
Trevithick Society- Bal Maidens
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be holding a talk about Bal Maidens on 12th February at Liskeard Public Hall in the Long Room from 7.30 pm Bal Maidens - from the Cornish word Bal and English word Maiden, were female workers in the mining industry, of which at least 55,000 were employed. This is a talk […]
Trevithick Society- Uranium Mining
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be holding a talk about Uranium Mining at Liskeard Public Hall in the Long Room on March 13th at 7.30 pm In 1889, it was announced that the “only known continuous lode of uranium ore in the world” had been found at the South Terras mine. Trenwith mine also had this […]
Trevithick Talk- Dartmoors Tramways and Railway
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society are holding a talk about Dartmoor's Tramways and Railway on 9th April at Liskeard Public Hall- the Long Room at 7.30pm Several tramways were built on Dartmoor and one of the earliest was Plymouth to Princetown, built 1806-1809. Paul will give us an illustrated talk on these industrial tranpsort systems. Non members […]
Trevithick Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be holding a talk (subject TBA) on 8th October at Liskeard Public Hall in The Long Room at 7.30pm
Trevithick Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be holding a talk (subject TBA) on 12th November at 7.30pm in Liskeard Public Hall- The Long Room
Trevithick Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be holding a talk about Bell Rock lighthouse - the world's oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse on 10th December at 7.30pm in Liskeard Public Hall- The Long Room Non-members welcome, £2
The Trevithick Society Talk: Wave loading on lighthouses
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society are having a talk on wave loading on lighthouses on Monday 14th January at 7.30 pm in Liskeard Public Hall Alison Raby, professor at Plymouth University researched historical and contemporary wave impacts in order to maintain our lighthouses for the future. Non members: £2 please
The Trevithick Society Talk: Bere Alston to Callington Railway
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society are having a talk at 7.30 pm in Liskeard Public Hall. Bruce Hunt will give an interesting talk on the Bere Alston & Calstock Light Railway (BA&CLR), which ran from the main line at Bere Alston via a newly constructed viaduct to Calstock. Non members welcome, £2 please
The Trevithick Society Talk: Tectonic Plates
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society are having a talk at 7.30 pm in Liskeard Public Hall Mark Anderson will talk about Plate tectonics - the large-scale motion of seven large plates and a number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3 and 3.5 billion years ago. Non members welcome, […]
The Trevithick Society Talk: Lighthouse Maintainer
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society are having a talk at 7.30 pm in Liskeard Public Hall Alan Nicholas spent most of his life working for Trinity House, travelling around the lighthouses to carrying out engineering work. This is sure to be an interesting and entertaining talk. Non members welcome, £2 please
The Trevithick Society Talk – A Sailors Tale
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallTrevithick Society Liskeard Branch Talk at the Public Hall, 7.30pm. 'A Sailors Tale' by Duncan Mathews.
The Trevithick Society Talk – Mine Buildings of Cornwall
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallMonday 3rd October, 7.30pm Talk by Kingsley Rickard at the Public Hall in the Wheal Phoenix Room
Trevithick Society – Building the Saltash Bridge
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallMonday 7th November, wheal Phoenix Room, Liskeard Public Hall. Building the Saltash Bridge by Bruce Hunt, Saltash Heritage. £2 Non Members, Free to Members.
Trevithick Society Talk – Arsenic it’s production and uses
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be putting on a series of talks in Liskeard Public hall this year. Talks will take place at Liskeard Public Hall (usually) in the Emily Hobb room (Down Stairs) on the 1st Friday of the month at 7.30. Admission Members free - Non-member £2. Friday 6th January 'Arsenic it’s production and […]
The Trevithick Society Talk Liskeard’s Iron Foundries
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be putting on a series of talks in Liskeard Public hall this year. Talks will take place at Liskeard Public Hall (usually) in the Emily Hobb room (downstairs) on the 1st Friday of the month at 7.30. Admission - Members free - Non-member £2. Friday 3rd February 'Liskeard's Iron Foundries' a […]
The Trevithick Society Talks ‘Ferries of the Lower Tamar’
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be putting on a series of talks in Liskeard Public hall this year. Talks will take place at Liskeard Public Hall (usually) in the Emily Hobb room (downstairs) on the 1st Friday of the month at 7.30. Admission - Members free - Non-member £2. Friday 3rd March 'Ferries of the Lower […]
Trevithick Society talk ‘The Passmore Edwards Legacy’
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society will be putting on a series of talks in Liskeard Public hall this year. Talks will take place at Liskeard Public Hall (usually) in the Emily Hobb room (downstairs). Admission - Members free - Non-member £2. Monday 3rd April 'The Passmore Edwards Legacy' a talk by Dean Evans. Please contact Dave Crewes […]
Charlestown Talk by Lydon Allen – Trevithick Society Event
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallTrevithick Society are holding a talk on 'Charlestown' on Friday 2nd June at 7.30pm in the Emily Hobhouse room in the Public Hall in Liskeard. This will be an informative talk on Charlestown and it's part in the export of minerals and china clay. This event is open to members and non-members. Non members £2 […]
Memories and Sketches of a C20 Caradon Miner a Trevithick Society talk by Brian Oldham
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallThe Trevithick Society are having a talk by Brian Oldham on Friday 7th July at 7.30pm in the Emily Hobhouse room in the Public Hall, Liskeard. Memories and Sketches of a 20th century Caradon miner, Brian Oldham From his notebook and backed up by documents at Kresen Kernow. This event is open to members and […]
Trevithick Society Talk – Mike Griffiths
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallMike Griffiths - Listening to the Enemy (as recently seen on BBC TV). Mike's book of the same name is subtitled “War comes to a Cornish village, St Erth Radio Station 1939-1964”, a fascinating story of the Bletchley Park outstation. Liskeard Public Hall, Friday 3rd November at 7.30pm. Talks are free for members, non-members welcome […]
Trevithick Society Talk – Phil Ellery
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallPhil Ellery - Ancient Cornish Tradition - Hurling of the Silver Ball at St Columb which takes place every year between town and country. Liskeard Public Hall, Friday 1st December at 7.30pm. Talks are free for members, non-members welcome £2
Trevithick Society Talk – Roger Radcliffe
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallRoger Radcliffe from St Agnes Museum - Sets & Spells part 2 - RAF Perranporth and Tin Streaming at Trevellas. Liskeard Public Hall, Monday 8th January at 7.30pm. Talks are free for members, non-members welcome £2
Trevithick Society Talk – Mark Camp
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLocal historian and walk leader Mark Camp - Walks on Bodmin Moor Liskeard Public Hall, Friday 3rd November at 7.30pm. Talks are free for members, non-members welcome £2
Trevithick Society Talk – Adrian Wilton
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallAdrian Wilton - Churchill's Secret Army - The secretly mobilised forces which would have become the resistance in the event of a German invasion in WW2 Liskeard Public Hall, Monday 4th March at 7.30pm. Talks are free for members, non-members welcome £2
Trevithick Society Talk – Safeguarding of Antiquities in South East Cornwall
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallOn Monday July 8th at 7.30pm in the Emily Hobhouse Room of the Liskeard Public Hall Brian Oldham will be presenting an illustrated talk for the Trevithick Society to which non-members are welcome to attend for a donation of £2.00. The talk is titled 'Safeguarding of Antiquities in South East Cornwall' and tells how Albert […]