Liskeard Unlocked - Station Road - THE Place to Live

As part of Liskeard Unlocked Liskeard & District Museum have this new exhibition. Station Road – THE Place to Live.

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.

Friday 6th September to Saturday 14th September, open weekdays 10am-4pm and Saturday 10am-1pm (closed Sundays). Free entry

ACCESSIBILITY

• • Full wheelchair access
  • Accessible toilet
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Pushchair / pram friendly