Heritage centre

FREE TO VISIT

The new Heritage Centre for the Looe Valley Line is in three rooms in the Liskeard & Looe Railway Building which is on Platform 3 of Liskeard station. The building dates back to the 1901 opening of the line into Liskeard from Coombe Junction which saw Liskeard and Looe linked by rail for the first time. Read more

- Original ticket office and general waiting room
- Explore how things worked before the era of the computer
- Modern replica of signalbox nameboard
- 1950s and 1960s photographs
- Learn about Horace Holbrook, the first Superintendent of the Line

Opening times: The centre is unstaffed and, thanks to Liskeard station staff, is usually open through the day from morning to late afternoon, seven days a week. Plan your trip

Funding for the centre has come from GWR’s Customer and Communities Improvement Fund and the Community Rail Development Fund, a joint initiative of the Department for Transport and the Community Rail Network.

MORE TO EXPLORE

Looe station in 1950s - courtesy of The National Archives

PHOTOS

Historical images galore

Looe station - courtesy of The National Archives

READING

Recommended books and links

Looe Valley Line Heritage app

APP

Free on iOS and Android

GWR train on the Looe Valley Line

VISIT

Come and explore the line

Local resident tells stories of the Looe Valley Line aboard the train

LOCAL STORIES

Memories from the local community

All The Stations - Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe at Looe station recording The Looe Valley Line Story mini-series

DOCUMENTARY

Four-part mini series

Looe station in 1950s - courtesy of The National Archives

PHOTOS

Historical images galore

Looe Valley Line Heritage app

APP

Free on iOS and Android

Looe station - courtesy of The National Archives

READING

Recommended books and links

GWR train on the Looe Valley Line

VISIT

Come and explore the line

Local resident tells stories of the Looe Valley Line aboard the train

LOCAL STORIES

Memories from the local community

All The Stations - Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe at Looe station recording The Looe Valley Line Story mini-series

DOCUMENTARY

Four-part mini series

ABOUT THE HERITAGE PROJECT

The Looe Valley Line heritage project is brought to you by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership.

 

It was funded by the GWR Customer and Communities Improvement Fund and the Designated Community Rail Development Fund, a joint initiative of the Department for Transport and the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (now Community Rail Network).