Liskeard Unlocked - Immersive 3D Virtual Scan - Liskeard Museum
Week of Events
Liskeard Unlocked - Immersive 3D Virtual Scan - Liskeard Museum
As part of Liskeard Unlocked Liskeard & District Museum has an immersive 3D virtual scan experience. This exhibition runs from 12th– 20th September.
Liskeard & District Museum is using advanced laser scanning and game engine technology to create a high-resolution digital reconstruction of Foresters Hall, a historic Victorian building designed by architect Henry Rice. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with this experience through an interactive display and a virtual reality station, which will allow them to explore the 3D point cloud model freely. Exhibition attendees can examine decorative masonry, sash windows, ornate facades, and other distinctive features that highlight Rice’s unique and iconic architectural style.
Museum digital volunteers will be on hand on selected dates (13th and 20th September) to demonstrate measurement, analysis, and simulation tools within the 3D software. They will be available to answer any questions about digital capture techniques and discuss how this digital preservation effort supports ongoing heritage and conservation efforts.
The scan dataset is fully navigable, allowing visitors who cannot physically access every corner of the building to enjoy a comprehensive virtual tour. Families, architecture enthusiasts, school groups, and history buffs can pause at points of interest, examine structural elements up close, and learn about Foresters Hall’s unique features through interactive hotspots.
By blending advanced technology with local heritage narratives, this immersive exhibit brings Foresters Hall to life for Liskeard Unlocked visitors, emphasising the museum’s commitment to digital innovation in heritage interpretation.
The museum will also host beautiful, architecture-inspired pieces created by Teylu Textiles, Liskerrett’s resident textile artists, in the Daniel Gumb Gallery.
Liskeard & District Museum, open weekdays 10am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm (closed Sundays) There will be assisted VR Headset Experiences on Saturday 13th and 20th September 10am-12.30pm when volunteers will be on hand to help guide you through the experience. Free entry
ACCESSIBILITY
- Full wheelchair access with lift to first floor
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Pushchair/pram friendly
Liskeard Unlocked - Liskeard’s Architecture – Test Your Observation
As part of Liskeard Unlocked Stuart House is holding an Exhibition of Photographs of Architecture in Liskeard and an architecture detective trail. This exhibition runs from 1st– 20th September.
The photographic exhibition will focus on architectural features of the town to encourage people to appreciate Liskeard’s buildings’ and to test their observation. Places will also be plotted on a town map.
The ‘Architecture detective’ trail of Stuart House will encourage visitors to look carefully and to make deductions about the building’s history.
While visiting Stuart House you can also enjoy the permanent Henry Rice exhibition on second floor – album and trail available to purchase
There will also be some Tudor food on sale in the cafe during Liskeard Unlocked.
Stuart House, open weekdays 9.30am-3.30pm and Saturdays 9.30am-12.30pm (Closed Wednesdays and Sundays)
ACCESSIBILITY
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
- The exhibition is on the first floor, there is no lift in the building
Liskeard Unlocked - Liskeard’s Architecture – Test Your Observation
As part of Liskeard Unlocked Stuart House is holding an Exhibition of Photographs of Architecture in Liskeard and an architecture detective trail. This exhibition runs from 1st– 20th September.
The photographic exhibition will focus on architectural features of the town to encourage people to appreciate Liskeard’s buildings’ and to test their observation. Places will also be plotted on a town map.
The ‘Architecture detective’ trail of Stuart House will encourage visitors to look carefully and to make deductions about the building’s history.
While visiting Stuart House you can also enjoy the permanent Henry Rice exhibition on second floor – album and trail available to purchase
There will also be some Tudor food on sale in the cafe during Liskeard Unlocked.
Stuart House, open weekdays 9.30am-3.30pm and Saturdays 9.30am-12.30pm (Closed Wednesdays and Sundays)
ACCESSIBILITY
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
- The exhibition is on the first floor, there is no lift in the building
Liskeard Unlocked - Liskeard’s Architecture – Test Your Observation
As part of Liskeard Unlocked Stuart House is holding an Exhibition of Photographs of Architecture in Liskeard and an architecture detective trail. This exhibition runs from 1st– 20th September.
The photographic exhibition will focus on architectural features of the town to encourage people to appreciate Liskeard’s buildings’ and to test their observation. Places will also be plotted on a town map.
The ‘Architecture detective’ trail of Stuart House will encourage visitors to look carefully and to make deductions about the building’s history.
While visiting Stuart House you can also enjoy the permanent Henry Rice exhibition on second floor – album and trail available to purchase
There will also be some Tudor food on sale in the cafe during Liskeard Unlocked.
Stuart House, open weekdays 9.30am-3.30pm and Saturdays 9.30am-12.30pm (Closed Wednesdays and Sundays)
ACCESSIBILITY
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
- The exhibition is on the first floor, there is no lift in the building
Liskeard Unlocked - Boost House
As part of Liskeard Unlocked Boost Innovations will be presenting a history of Boost House (the former Barclays Bank building) and the importance of it as a banking centre within Liskeard history.
The day event will see a specially designed workshops for children (primary age) where old-style cheques will be available to write on and colouring in activities based on the bank’s history will keep them entertained.
You will have the opportunity to take part in a tour of the bank vaults and there will be a display of the renovation works undertaken to transform the premises into Boost production and office space, as well as work office and hire space, and to show the planned future direction of the building which will provide an holistic wellbeing hub for health and wellbeing.
They will also host a story-board presentation on the history of the development of breast prosthetics with specifics on their own product development.
Boost Innovations is an award-winning inspirational design and manufacturing company who operate with a strict local sustainability ethos.
Boost House (formerly Barclays Bank), Saturday 13th September, 10am-4pm. Event presentations at 11am and 2pm, no need to book. Vault tours at 11.30am and 2.30pm, no need to book.
Children’s Workshops take place at 10am and 1pm. Spaces are limited to 12 per session so booking is essential (book via Liskeard Tourist Information from Tuesday 26th August – call 01579 349148 or email [email protected])
Liskeard Unlocked - Trewithan House
As part of Liskeard Unlocked this Victorian property will open its doors to the public to view the restoration work in progress, and learn about its occupants in years gone by.
Trewithan House was built as a grand detached residential property by prolific local architect Henry Rice in 1860. Over the years it has not been cared for by a variety of occupants. This is a chance to see how the current owners’ restoration project is progressing. There will be images and text concerning the previous occupants on view.
Trewithan House, Greenbank Lane, Saturday 13th September, 1pm-3pm
Liskeard Unlocked Talk - Liskeard Architect Henry Rice
As part of Liskeard Unlocked there will be an illustrated talk on the Life & Work of Liskeard Architect Henry Rice presented by Museum volunteer and Cornish Bard Brian Oldham. Friday 19th September 7pm-8pm in the Wheal Phoenix Room at Liskeard Public Hall.
Henry Rice was Liskeard’s most prolific architect in the Victorian era. Over 100 of his distinctively designed buildings still stand today. The talk, accompanied by many images, will share what we know of his life in Liskeard and tell some stories behind the buildings he designed.
Limited to 35 spaces (book via Liskeard Tourist Information from Tuesday 26th August – call 01579 349148 or email [email protected])
ACCESSIBILITY
- Full Wheelchair Access
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Disabled parking
- Pushchair and Pram friendly
Liskeard Unlocked - St Martin's Church
As part of Liskeard Unlocked St Martin’s Church will be open to explore on Saturday 20th September, 10am-2pm.
Come and take some time in the building, soak up the history and see parts of the building normally hidden away. Discover the ways St Martin’s has changed over time.There will also be children’s activities that will help them explore the building.
You will be able to go up the church tower and see Liskeard as you’ve never seen it before!
Our bell ringing team will be demonstrating their art during the day and there will be opportunity for the public to have a go at ringing one of the bells!
At various points during the day our organist will be playing the organ and you will be able to see the inner workings of the organ.
There is so much more to see in the church building!
ACCESSIBILITY
- Partial wheelchair access
- On site accessible toilets
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Pushchair/pram friendly
Liskeard Unlocked Talk - The Life of Richard Coad
As part of Liskeard Unlocked Paul Holden will be giving a talk ‘The Life and Works of Liskeard Architect Richard Coad’ on Friday 12th September 2.30pm-4pm in the Emily Hobhouse Room at Liskeard Public Hall.
Paul Holden is a former Collections Manager for the National Trust at Lanhydrock House and Chair of the Cornwall Buildings Group; he is now a freelance Architectural Historian and writer on the subject
Richard Coad was the architect engaged after the destructive fire at Lanhydrock and designed many ecclesiastical buildings across the country. He also contributed a great deal to the design of The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens.
Paul’s talk is a summary of his extensive research into his published work on the life and work of this Liskeard based architect.
Limited to 35 spaces (book via Liskeard Tourist Information from Tuesday 26th August – call 01579 349148 or email [email protected])
ACCESSIBILITY
- Full Wheelchair Access
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Disabled parking
- Pushchair and Pram friendly