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Talk – ‘Gems from Liskeard Archives’
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallA talk for Liskeard Old Cornwall Society by Brian Oldham - 'Gems from Liskeard's Archives'. Held in the Emily Hobhouse room at Liskeard Public Hall at 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come along to this, our first meeting of the season, which forms part of the Liskeard Unlocked National Heritage Open Days weekend in Liskeard. […]
Old Cornwall Society Coffee Morning
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society are holding a coffee morning at Liskeard Public Hall on Thursday 3rd October at 10.30am. All welcome, there will be a book and photograph sale and the chance to see some of the interesting items held in the archive.
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Agricultural Workers Riots
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society will be meeting on Friday 11th October at 2.30 pm at Liskeard Public Hall where there will be a talk will be on ‘The Agricultural Workers Riots of 1830’ by Terry Faull (following a short AGM). Non-members welcome for a small donation. Meetings are held at 2.30 pm on the 2nd […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Calstock Viaduct
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society will be meeting on Friday 8th November at 2.30 pm at Liskeard Public Hall where there will be a talk will be on ‘Construction of the Calstock Viaduct’ by Vic Harman. Non-members welcome for a small donation. Meetings are held at 2.30 pm on the 2nd Friday of each month between September […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Henry Trengrouse
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society will be meeting on Friday 13th December at 2.30 pm at Liskeard Public Hall where there will be a talk will be on ‘Henry Trengrouse’ by Priscilla Oates. Non-members welcome for a small donation. Meetings are held at 2.30 pm on the 2nd Friday of each month between September and April at […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Antiquities Saved
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society will be meeting on Friday 10th January at 2.30 pm at Liskeard Public Hall where there will be a talk will be on ‘Antiquities Saved by Liskeard Old Cornwall Society’ by Brian Oldham. Non-members welcome for a small donation. Meetings are held at 2.30 pm on the 2nd Friday of each month […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Telegraphy in Cornwall
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallFrom the first undersea cable being brought ashore at the quiet cove of Porthcurno, to Cornwall becoming home to the busiest communication station in the world, Prof. Gareth Barry will be presenting the fascinating story of "Telegraphy in Cornwall" to the Liskeard OCS at 2.30pm on Friday 14th February in the Emily Hobhouse Room, Public […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Bearah Tor Quarry
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society will be meeting on Friday 13th March at 2.30 pm at Liskeard Public Hall where there will be an illustrated talk by Ian Piper who will be telling the story of Bearah Tor Quarry from the early beginning by his father Clifford to the current day operation by his son Alex. […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society – Mabel Lucie Attwell
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society will be meeting on Friday 3rd April at 2.30 pm at Liskeard Public Hall where there will be a talk will be on ‘Mabel Lucie Attwell’ by Di Lawer. Non-members welcome for a small donation. Meetings are held at 2.30 pm on the 2nd Friday of each month between September and April […]
Crying the Neck
Pengover Green LiskeardCrying the Neck 1983 Crying the Neck will be held a bit earlier this year by Liskeard Old Cornwall Society as our new venue has Winter Barley waiting to be cut. We’ll be starting the Ceremony at 6.00pm on Friday July 30th and following the same programme as St. Ives OCS when they pioneered the […]
Old Cornwall Society Talk on Bees and Beekeeping
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallAn illustrated talk for the Old Cornwall Society by local beekeeper and honey producer Dale Wood. Part of Liskeard Unlocked weekend The importance of bees to the environment and how we can assist in their survival will be explained. Tips on how to get started in beekeeping and produce good quality honey will be given. Dale’s […]
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join the Old Cornwall Society AGM which is followed by a Talk on Liskeard's Iron Foundries by Brian Oldham.
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join the Old Cornwall Society for a talk on the Folklore of Bodmin Moor by Alex Langstone.
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join the Old Cornwall Society for their talk on the History of Cornish Wrestling by Gerry Cawley.
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join the Old Cornwall Society for a talk on the Trades and Occupations of Nineteenth Century Liskeard by Brian Oldham.
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join Liskeard Old Cornwall Society for their talk on the Stone Crosses of East Cornwall by Andrew Langdon. Emily Hobhouse Room, Liskeard Public Hall, 2.30pm. Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Friday. Membership is due each October at £10 per annum. Guests are most welcome to our meetings. For more information about […]
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join Liskeard Old Cornwall Society for their talk on Richard Coad by Paul Holden. Emily Hobhouse Room, Liskeard Public Hall, 2.30pm. Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Friday. Membership is due each October at £10 per annum. Guests are most welcome to our meetings. For more information about our society visit our […]
Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join Liskeard Old Cornwall Society for their talk on early tourism in Looe by Mark Camp. Emily Hobhouse Room, Liskeard Public Hall, 2.30pm. Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Friday. Membership is due each October at £10 per annum. Guests are most welcome to our meetings. For more information about our society […]
Illustrated Talk: How Henry Rice, Coad and Sampson were Inspired by 19th Century Architectural Innovation
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallHow Henry Rice, Coad and Sampson were Inspired by 19th Century Architectural Innovation. An illustrated talk hosted by Liskeard Old Cornwall Society on how innovations in architecture influenced architects in Liskeard. Paul Holden, Chair of the Cornwall Buildings Group, is an authority on the life and works of architects Henry Rice, Richard Coad and John Sansom. […]
Crying the Neck
Pengover Green LiskeardCrying the Neck takes place at 6pm on Friday 16th September in the wildflower field at the crossroads in the middle of Pengover Green, PL14 3NH. Please come along and help to keep this ancient Cornish tradition alive. The service and the raising of the last cut will be in Cornish as well English. Why […]
John Passmore Edwards 200th Anniversary Evening
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallAn event put on by the Liskeard Old Cornwall Society. Help celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of the Great Cornish Philanthropist John Passmore Edwards. There will be an illustrated exhibition (for one night only) 'The Life and Good Works of John Passmore Edwards' which has been touring the country. And a talk by […]
St Cleer Well Dressing
St Cleer Holy Well Well Lane, St CleerSt Cleer’s Well is the latest historic place to be taken into the care of Cornwall Heritage Trust, and to celebrate, we are re-introducing the annual tradition of dressing the well. The event is open to the general public and will involve the children from St Cleer Primary School. The blessing of the well will […]
Illustrated Talk on J. K. Broad
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallAs part of Liskeard Unlocked Liskeard Old Cornwall will be holding an illustrated talk on the life and works of John Kerkin Broad (1869-1947), a member of the British Watercolour Society and a recorder of his memories of a lifetime in Liskeard. The President of Liskeard Old Cornwall Society and an Honoured Burgess of Liskeard, Brian […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallCome and join the Old Cornwall Society for a talk on local history. Martin Eddy, Chair of St Neot History Group, will be sharing his research into his family history in a talk titled 'Letters from Australia'. Visitors welcome by donation Meetings are held on the second Friday of every month (September to April) in […]
Grand Sale of Cornish Photos and Books
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society and Liskeard & District Museum are hosting a grand sale of Cornish photographs and old books on Saturday 13th April, 10am-1pm in the Emily Hobhouse Room at Liskeard Public Hall. Photos from 20p Booklets from 50p Books from £1 There will also be a collection of books by Cornwall's foremost historian, […]
Liskeard Unlocked – Crying the Neck
Cattle Market Canopy Fair Park Road, LiskeardA Crying the Neck Ceremony will be held at the Cattle Market Canopy events area on Saturday 14th September at 4pm. This event has been organised by the Old Cornwall Society as part of Liskeard Unlocked. This ancient pagan, but later Christianised, ceremony has been celebrated in Cornish farming communities for many centuries to give […]
Wassail Lyskerrys
Castle Park LiskeardStart 2025 with a bang! The inaugural 'Wassail Lyskerrys' takes place in Castle Park on January 4th at 4.30pm. Dress up, bring a torch and a musical instrument, or anything really, to wake up those apple trees and provide a good crop in the autumn. If you can manage the inclines of Pike Street and […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society meets on the 2nd Friday in the month at 2.30pm at Liskeard Public Hall (September to April) Friday 14th February 2.30pm ‘Hens & Stags in Looe’ Mark Camp Friday 14th March 2.30pm ‘The History of Cornish China Clay’ Malcolm Gould Friday 11th April 2.30pm ‘Illuminating Cornwall’s Lantern Crosses’ Andrew Langdon Meetings […]
Liskeard Old Cornwall Society
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallLiskeard Old Cornwall Society meets on the 2nd Friday in the month at 2.30pm at Liskeard Public Hall (September to April) Friday 14th February 2.30pm ‘Hens & Stags in Looe’ Mark Camp Friday 14th March 2.30pm ‘The History of Cornish China Clay’ Malcolm Gould Friday 11th April 2.30pm ‘Illuminating Cornwall’s Lantern Crosses’ Andrew Langdon Meetings […]
We Are of This Place – Illuminating Cornwall’s Lantern Crosses – Liskeard Old Cornwall Society Talk
Liskeard Public Hall 3-5 West Street, Liskeard, CornwallTalk for Liskeard Old Cornwall Society ‘Illuminating Cornwall’s Lantern Crosses’ with guest speaker Andrew Langdon. Andrew is the acknowledged expert on Cornish crosses having written several books on the subject and becoming a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow. Liskeard Public Hall, Friday 11th April at 2.30pm. All welcome, entry by donation. This event is part of […]