Welcome to the Liskeard Old Cornwall Society.
Our meetings are held on the second Friday of every month, at 2.30pm, in the Emily Hobhouse Room of the Public Buildings, West Street, Liskeard. Subscriptions are £12 and are due in October.
We also have a Facebook page with our latest news, additional events.
Officers
President/Secretary: Brian Oldham
Treasurer: Mrs Brenda Carter
Recorders: John and Wendy Dowse
Secretary: Brian Oldham Email: contactbrian@btinternet.com
Committee Members: Brenda Carter, Ursula Crouch, Julian Seldon
Programme 2026
Friday 11th September - Talk: Upstairs & Downstairs at Graylands by Brian Oldham
Friday 9th October - Talk 1: Pobel a Gernow by Brian Oldham, Talk 2: Cornish Folk Tales by Anna Chorlton + AGM
Friday 13th November - Talk: A Journey Through the WHS of Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape by Lesley Strong
Friday 11th December - Talk: Buildings for One & All - Cornwall's Public Architecture 1870 to 1970 by Samantha Barnes
Programme 2027
Friday 8th January - Talk: Albert de Castro Glubb - His Life & Passion for Cornish Heritage by Brian Oldham
Friday 12th February - Talk: Americans in Cornwall during WWII by Phil Hadley
Friday 12th March - Talk: Medieval Church Paintings in Cornwall by Laura Miucci
Friday 9th April - Talk: An Introduction to the Cornish Language by Emma Jenkin
News & Events Reports
Beating The Bounds at Liskeard (5/20/2025)
St Keyne Holy Well’s annual cleanup, thanks to Liskeard OCS and local residents (4/11/2024)
New Publication: ‘More Peeks into Liskeard’s Past’, by Brian Oldham (12/19/2023)
St Cuby’s Well Clear Up (7/31/2023)
In Memoriam: John Lewis Rapson (1923-2020) (11/11/2020)
Upcoming Events
The George Vaughan Ellis Memorial Trophy is awarded to Jackie Jenkins - Read the details which are on the Preserving & Sharing Knowledge archive page. Click & Read
A Peek into Liskeard's Past by Brian Oldham was published in January 2022 more information is available at A Peek into Liskeard's Past
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