Liskeard Unlocked - Mining Heritage: Beyond the Mine, Into Everyday Life
Liskeard & District Museum, 1 Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3JE
Mining heritage is a shared community story, shaped by ordinary lives and the industry that left its mark on people and place. It reaches far beyond those who worked underground or processed ore on the surface, embracing families, trades, transport, shops and services, and the everyday livelihoods that grew alongside mining and supported towns and villages over generations.
For Liskeard Unlocked, the World Heritage Site team have been ‘mining’ these connections and are delighted to be collaborating with Liskeard & District Museum, one of our Area Centres, as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.
Visitors are invited to discover this story in our presentation at the museum, on display for the full duration of Heritage Open Days (during museum opening times). The presentation explores the lives of ordinary people who played a part in the mining story across the World Heritage Site, using examples from Area A9, the Caradon Mining District as well as further afield, to bring these connections to life.
It highlights the strong and lasting links between mining on Caradon Hill and the town of Liskeard, while also uncovering connections with working people across the wider World Heritage Site, from St Just in the west to Tavistock in the east.
Timings
- Friday 11 September:
- 1000-1600
- Saturday 12 September:
- 1000-1300
- Monday 14 September:
- 1000-1600
- Tuesday 15 September:
- 1000-1600
- Wednesday 16 September:
- 1000-1600
- Thursday 17 September:
- 1000-1600
- Friday 18 September:
- 1000-1600
- Saturday 19 September:
- 1000-1300
Location & directions
Liskeard & District Museum, 1 Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3JE
- Directions:
- What 3 Words: elbowing.drones.surviving
- Contact on day:
- Iga Webb
- Telephone number:
- +441579559569
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
There is a lift to the second floor. Sloping access down Pike Street, followed by level access to the Museum. Nearest car park 5 minutes walk away.
Additional information
A member of the World Heritage Site team will be in the museum on Wednesday 23rd from 12.30–15.30 pm. Please come along and say hello.
