Liskeard Continued


Liskeard has several churches with the large parish church of St Martin’s providing a prominent landmark in the town.


The church was built in the 15th century on an original Norman site.


At the Foresters Hall there is a tourist information office and an interesting local museum.


Liskeard was granted its charter by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, the brother of Henry III in 1240.


Since then it has always been an important centre for


agriculture and during the mining boom in Cornwall it was also a key player in that industry, being a ‘coinage’ town.


In the year 1294 Liskeard sent two members to Parliament but this was reduced to one by the 1832 Reform Act.


Among these MPs were the historian and author Edward Gibbon, who wrote the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Isaac Foot, the father of the famous Foot family.


Charles I used Stuart House on The Parade as a lodging in 1644 and today the building is used for arts, heritage and community events.


The town’s Guildhall, with a clock tower, was built in 1859 and the Public Hall was constructed in 1890.


Liskeard Information Centre


Pike Street, Liskeard, PL14 3JE Tel. 01579 349148


Email: tourism@liskeard.gov.uk www.visitliskeard.co.uk


@ Liskeard TIC


Our friendly staff can help with local accommodation, attractions, what’s on, local walking routes, timetables and much more. There’s also a great gift shop with a range of local books and maps, cards by local artists, minerals, souvenirs and original postcards.


Also in our building is Liskeard & District Museum featuring toys, local history, geology and mining.


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