LISKEARD TOWN COUNCIL WEB SITE VISITORS' BOOK |
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| Marc-Olivier Parlatano | Interesting site about Liskeard, I don't know Cornwall, I've never been there. On Wikipedia page about Liskeard one can find some famous people related to the town. But not Agnes Grozier Herbertson (1872-1950). She was born in Norway, Oslo, and published short stories, poems, and childrens' books, "Heroic Legends" in 1907, etc. I came across a Herbertson's childrens book in French translation in second hand market in Geneva, Switzerland, "Le Pere Lendormi", short tales about gnomes and giants (I don't know the English title) published by Nelson Editions in 1935... in French. Best regards | 02/06/09 |
| john hewitt |
Liskeard holds a very dear place in my heart being brought up there in the 60's i lived in moorswater and went to liskeard sec and was county champion at hurdles and triple jump and played for liskeard athletic f.c at 15 . i have so many wonderful memories and would love to hear from anyone who remembers those days |
10/10/08 |
| sebastien leclerc | hi im sebastien leclerc from france, i lived in liskeard from 1997 to 1999 and my littlebro "frenchy" is still in contact. i would like too now if anybody could give information on estate agents and any little job's cos i im planning too come back and live in liskeard with my daughter. | 29/2/08 |
| Kutty | VERY HELPFUL AND NICE TO SEE IT'S REGULARLY UPDATED | 21/2/08 |
| Linda | my childrens great/g/g/grandparents were married here in 1838 and he was a miner born in Devon. Her name was Maria Higman and his George Williams. They came to Australia on the ship Mary Shepherd in 1863 and settled in South Australia and then Broken Hill, New South Wales working firstly as a farmer and then in the mines at Broken Hill where his children carried on the tradition in their early years. They both died prior to 1903. They had 11 children, 3 of which were born in Cornwall. Hope you find this of interest to know what happened to one of your own. |
15/1/08 |
| Anthony | I was born in the small village of DOBWALLS, near Liskeard in 1980. Does anyone know what happened to the Indian family who used to own the Mace Shop in Dobwalls. I know that they sold the shop about 9 to 10 years ago, and the new owners turned the Mace shop into a Spar shop. They were such a nice family and nice people too. Please e-mail me with any information as I would like to say hello to them, and thank them for running such a nice shop. Please contact me: plymouthdevon@hotmail.com | 9/1/08 |
| Sally Childress | I would love to hear of any memories people have of life in Liskeard during the 1950's. If you can help please email me at wessexsjc@gmail.com |
22/1/08 |
| Samuel Rowley |
I love liskeard ive lived here all my life and i still do its gonna be hard to leave |
11/10/07 |
| Janet Vivyan (Rogers) |
Just stumbled across the website. I was born in Liskeard in 1934 at Lake Farm which is now a housing estate.There isn`t even a road name to commemorate the farm.I try to come down to Grammar School Reunions,as I live near Tunbridge Wells which isn`t too far away.I am hoping to go to NZ early next year. Anyone with tips on travel and accomodation for the lively but more mature single lady? |
7/9/07 |
| NICK PRINN |
Will be coming home to St.Cleer from Oz on 11 Oct for 4 weeks,cant wait!! Hope to catch up with old friends then. |
31/8/07 |
| Audrey Cirillo (nee Stoneham) | This is a lovely visitors' book! A vivid memory of Liskeard is of our family walking out from the town onto Bodmin Moor during World War Two. The area was empty of people and melancholy - a rook, quite dead, swung from a tall pole - we walked on and then a strange site came into view. An empty US Army truck, its soldiers squatting on the road playing dice, was before us. So absorbed were the men I don't think they noticed our passing by. It was a surreal encounter. We were Londoners evacuated to Looe in 1940 where we stayed until war's end in 1945. My father worked in the shipyard of Frank Curtis Ltd and we lived at Furzedown Terrace which backed onto the Downs at the top of West Looe. It was an idyllic time and it broke my heart to leave. I have lived here in Sydney for almost 50 years but can never forget the happiness of my Cornish childhood all those years ago. | 18/8/07 |
| plymouthdevon@hotmail.com | I was born in the small village of DOBWALLS, near Liskeard in 1980. Does anyone know what happened to the Indian family who used to own the Mace Shop in Dobwalls. I know that they sold the shop about 9 to 10 years ago, and the new owners turned the Mace shop into a Spar shop. They were such a nice family and nice people too. Please e-mail me with any information as I would like to say hello to them, and thank them for running such a nice shop. |
25/7/07 |
| FELICITY ANN ANGELA OLIVER | VERY HELPFUL AND NICE TO SEE IT'S REGULARLY UPDATED. |
16/5/07 |
| Heather (Parkyn) Desveaux | My gt gt gt grandfather William Parkyn was born in Liskeard circa 1813 and pushed off to Portsmouth circa 1830. Looking forward to visiting soon and learning more about him and our cornish roots. |
9/4/07 |
| Jack Edwards | As our father had been transferred to Devonport with the RN we followed and rented a house in Looe, in Pendrim Rd, way up the top of East Looe, liking climbing the Eiger. My sister and I first went to school locally (myself to the Looe Boys) and then Sylvia went on to Miss Rapson's school in Liskeard while I went to the grammar school in the same town. I have happy memories of summers on Looe beach, the fishing luggers coming alongside the quay with their exciting catches, the Royal Artillery based at Hannafore excercising the defensive guns. Later many of Uncles Sam's young men who came over to help our war effort. Such an invasion of 'Foreigners, Looe embraced them all. So many memories of such a lovely place and wonderful Cornish characters. | 12/3/07 |
| Donn Edward Lord donnlord@sbcglobal.net |
Hello from the Upper Pennisula of Michigan, United States, My great grandfather Edwin Lord and two of his brothers migrated here from Liskeard in the 1870s. They were miners and came to the area for the rich copper and iron deposits here. If there are any Lords there that would be related to my family I truly would enjoy hearing from you. | 5/2/07 |
| valerie Hill | i have just discovered my gg grandfather John William Penney was born in Liskeard in 1819 I wondered if anyone had any information about the family. | 27/12/06 |
| Todd Barringer |
Hello Me 'andsome! Oh how I miss you. I was married in Liskeard and lived there for 5 years; my wife still lives there on Pound St. Unfortunatley, I now reside in Texas. I loved looking at your web site and seeing all the places I visited daily there. I hope to return one day. |
19/11/06 |
| Gavern Cradick |
Very interesting site with wonderful information on the village where my grandfather, Abraham Cradick hails from. He emigrated to South Africa early last centuary, where I live, I have never been to the UK but intend going there and visiting Liskeard after I retire in three years. |
14/10/06 |
| Doreen Whetter |
Hello, I was very pleased to have been informed about your excellent web page. My name is Doreen Whetter. In 1971/72 I was the WPC in Liskeard. My surname was Scullion and I married a fellow officer, Keith Freemantle. We emigrated to canada with our 2 children in 1977. keith & I later divorced. I just wanted to share the sad news that keith (59) passed away August 1/06 after suffering a massive stroke. Proior to being stationed in Liskeard he was stationed in Looe for many years. Your site triggered many fond memories of people and places in the surrounding area. Thankyou. | 6/10/06 |
| Ron Cooper | Evacuated to Liskeard in 1940 and billeted with the Morcom family in Dean Street.Mr Morcom was a local business man and the family were staunch Chapel goers.I attended the local Grammer school before returning to London in July/August 1940. Any information on the Morcom family would be welcome.The grown -up Children were Margaret and John |
30/9/06 |
| Elizabeth Davies | I'm tracing my mother's family history. Pamala Mary Francis born 1931. She boarded at a school in Liskeard named High something during the war. Previously to that St Neots. Her mother's name was Winnifred Richards Maiden name Francis. |
26/9/06 |
| Tracy Thurlwell Clark | Interesting site,looking at visiting when(if!) I get to the UK,and visiting family. | 9/7/05 |
| Nola Buzza | I live in Australia and have only visited Cornwall once and unfortunately at that time did not realize that I had family connections in Liskeard. Sandercock family - also I have information on Thomas Sandercock who married Fanny Harris. Would love to hear from any descendants of the family. |
9/7/05 |
| Jan Perkins | Wonderful web site, found after my GtGtGtGrandfather was discovered to have come from Liskeard. Born in 1845 Thomas WOOLLEY and what appears to be his sister Eleanor WOOLLEY born in 1844, any assistance in finding the church they might have been baptised at would be marvellous. Struggling to find the family, THEIR father was Robert WOOLLEY spelt WHOLLY on census. Thanks everyone Jan |
2/5/05 |
| Carol Avery cmcd8788 @bigpond.net.au |
Anybody know of any Liskeard family by name of Avery? | 8/4/05 |
| Geoffrey Berry | I was evacuated from London to Merrymeet(on a farm) in 1941 for a year and then on to Liskeard for another year in 1942(I was then 10yrs old).Your website has brought back distant memories and made me anxious to revisit after 62yrs.I will do so when I am in the UK in November this year,I imagine there will be some residents who I was at school with,who still live in the town. |
11/3/05 |
| Anne Pearce | Hi to all in Liskeard. We are from South Australia and recently looked at some family history. My husband is a decendant of John William Pearce who arrived in Australia in 1865. We are farming on the land he purchased in 1879 at Alford on the Yorke Peninsula. We are wondering if anyone has information about family possibly still in Liskeard. We can be contacted by email at adpearce@yp-connect.net Thanks |
1/2/05 |
| henry schmidt |
congratulations on your fantastic town! |
24/1/05 |
| I. Bell | Congratulations to Liskeard on the improvements at Liskeard Railway Station ie super new buffet area and seats now under cover while waiting for trains to Looe whereas before the seats were out in the open and exposed to rain and wind if you were unfortunate to have to wait for the next train. |
13/1/05 |
| I. Bell | Can anybody throw any light as to what has happened to the little boat containing flowers by the side of the road (actually on the pavement)from Liskeard going into Looe. Had seen it several times whilst travelling to Looe but en route recently to see the New Year in at Looe noticed the boat had been removed. Thanks for any info. | 13/1/05 |
| Alex Walker | Attempting to locate my cousins they stay in Liskeard, they are the daughters of John McGowan deceased John McGowan was Scottish and latterly worked in a ex armed forces club in Liskeard. | 1/1/05 |
| Tony plymouthdevon @hotmail.com |
I was born in the small village of DOBWALLS, near Liskeard in 1980. Does anyone know what happened to the Indian family who used to own the Mace Shop in Dobwalls. I know that they sold the shop about 9 to 10 years ago, and the new owners turned the Mace shop into a Spar shop. They were such a nice family and nice people too. Please e-mail me with any information as I would like to say hello to them, and thank them for running such a nice shop. | 1/12/04 |
| Cath Breen | I am trying to find out more information on William H Ede a grocer from Dobwalls/Liskeard. He is listed on the 1901 census. Does his business still exist? |
3/11/04 |
| Bev Scroggie |
Have been visiting Looe and Liskeard for the past 6years and we love it so much that we are planning a move to Cornwall. Does anybody have any information on caravan parks that allow you to stay on the site for 12mths of the year. As we would ideally like to live on a site until we get ourselves sorted out. Thanks for any help/advice you can give us |
25/10/04 |
| Margaret Hawke | I was just browsing your site and it brings back wonderful memories of my childhood living at Callington Newbridge, and shopping in Liskeard regularly. When I saw the photograph of the cottage in Westbourne Lane, I just couldn't believe it - my 'Auntie' Dora lived there! What a coincidence that it's on your site. | 24/8/04 |
| Len Wyatt |
I am researching my wifes hertitage her Father was George Henry Beatty Monk born Dobwalls 25/01/1915 .Can anybody help |
17/8/04 |
| Sue from Lostwithiel |
Hello Liskeard this is my first visit to your site and I'm very impressed. Will be visiting the actual town for the first time on Wednesday 29/6,and looking forward to it. | 28/6/04 |
| Heather Anne | I lived in a little village called Dobwalls near liskard untill i was ten and then moved to Scotland i used to vist Liskeard regulary as a child, has brought back alot of memorys seeing the pictures on this site all tho I'd like to see more-keep up the good work tho! | 26/5/04 |
| Bill Egginton | Nice site and very interesting.Would be better for us tourists if the key to the numbered features on the town centre map was available and also the location of the car parks. - good point, I'll work on it - webmaster |
24/4/04 |
| Ann. C. Jehu (Henderson-Proud) | Hello!! My hometown was NEW Liskeard, in Northern Ontario. I visited Liskeard in l973 and I will be there for a few days in early May (l0th to l3th) 2004. It is a charming town and I think it has approx. the same population as the little town in Ontario (approx. 5,500).... I look forward to seeing ye old town square once again. | 20/4/04 |
| Nick Prinn | Having lived in SE Qld for 7 years, I still miss my home village of St Cleer and town of Liskeard, especially when its over 40 degrees here!!! | 26/2/04 |
| Irene Bell | Enjoyed my visit to Liskeard while on holiday but could not find public toilets in the town centre. As am visiting again shortly hope someone can tell me where they are. Thanks very much. - Public toilets are shown on the Town Centre map - click the Map button on the left - webmaster | 12/2/04 |
| véronique andré vero-andre@oreka.com |
hello, I'm from France, Brittany more exactly ! I used to have a penfriend in the early 80's, whose name was ALISON SIMMONS, her mother was working in a library in Liskeard, her father was a sport teacher..I'm trying to get in touch with her : can somebody help me ? Thank you very much for being kind ! |
20/1/04 |
| Rebe Nolan | Very interesting site - I hope to visit later this year from New Zealand |
15/1/04 |
| Joan Rude |
I have really enjoyed looking at everything. We hope to make a trip there soon to try to find out more about my husbands grandfather John Henry Rowell. | 4/1/04 |
| K & S Abrahamsson |
Greetings from Downunder! We send you warm wishes (30C on November 14) to your chillier climes! |
14/11/03 |
| Helen (Fisher) Heliopoulos | Lovely site and informative. My sister (who was born in Liskeard, 1941) and I will be visiting in June, 2004 with great anticipation. We still have cousins living in Cornwall as well as family members and ancestors in churchyards. I, for one, am looking forward to next year. | 6/11/03 |
| Jean Joseph | Sounds wonderful, I am definitely coming to see for myself | 6/10/03 |
| Rube Edmonds | I am a retired mathematics teacher from Guildford Grammar School in Western Australia. My Father was born in St.Cleer in 1886, the son of William Edmonds and Jane Edmonds (formerly Jane Harris). He migrated to Queensland Australia in 1912. My wife Wendy and I will be visiting Liskeard in September, 2003 to research my Father's background and hopefully meet some descendants of his sisters : Blanche (True), Beatrice (Cole) and Madaline (Hall)or relatives of his mother Jane Harris whose parents were W. and Elizabeth Harris. I am not aware of any brothers who survived to adulthood. This website has been quite useful to my research from remote Australia - we are very excited about visiting my father's old stamping grounds. | 2/8/03 |
| kieran apollinaire | I am planning to move back to cornwall and everyone in liskeard has been very helpfull and willing to help in any way | 8/7/03 |
| Valerie McDougall | Read comments from Rev Donald Wilkes about his Aunt Lilian having a college Miss Rapson. I have a Martha Rapson among my ancesters who was a teacher in Likeard and wondered if this could be the collegue his aunt worked with. If it is could he contact me at dairyairre@hotmail.com. Would love any info he could give me about Martha Rapson. |
24/6/03 |
| Donald Macdonald |
Your liskeard town council website is very good my cousin runs Merlin Glass which is based in the town |
19/6/03 |
| Kevin and Lynne. |
Found the website very interesting. We will be in Liskeard one day to find more about our Harris and Sandercock families. |
18/6/03 |
| Debbie Zappa | I never been outside of Canada and when I went to visit my Aunt I truly enjoyed you town. I want to thank the people of Liskeard for making me feel welcomed. Thank you for an enjoyable trip. | 16/4/03 |
| Ruth Shepherdson (Tucker) | Dear Friends in Liskeard. We are looking forward to New Liskeard's,100th Anniversary this summer. We are particularily excited about the visit by Mr.& Mrs.Ambler to New Liskeard during the celebrations. The Centennial Celebrations Committee is planning an busy schedule for them. |
8/4/03 |
| Sharyn Khan |
Really interesting website, my family and I are visiting in April looking forward to it so much more after seeing your site. |
18/3/03 |
| Wally Clemens wally@cyberus.ca |
Looking to communicate with relations of William Clements born in Liskeard in 1835, Married Sarah from Penzance, had at least one son Samuel. | 7/3/03 |
| Jenny Gardiner, Administrator Duchy Opera | Very useful, well designed - and bang up to date! | 17/2/03 |
| Jo Harrison |
I came across this site while searching for my family history. My great great grandmother was born in Menheniot, Annie Williams. I'm trying to find out who she married, Mr ? Harrison. My mum lives in Devon so I'll be visiting soon!! |
16/2/03 |
| Mrs Eileen Williamson |
My husband and I are coming to Liskeard for two weeks at the end of July. I found your website very helpful and the information was good. Also as I'm a wheelchair user the street map was very helpful for disabled parking. |
6/2/03 |
| Sara | Hello, I live in New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada and we are celebrating our 100th anniversary this summer. I would like to invite all of you check out our reunion website at www.nlreunion2003.ca and sign our guest book. |
12/12/02 |
| Kevin and Lynne |
We have enjoyed your website ,would like to see some more photos if it is possible, one of the registry office as Kevin'e gr.gr.grandparents were married the in 1858.Will keep coming and looking through the website regularly. | 30/9/02 |
| JOHN BEER | THANK YOU FOR THE WEB SITE AS IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF WHEN I TRAVELLED UP FROM LOOE TO GO TO THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL BACK IN THE EARLY FIFTIES. I AM NOW A RESIDENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA FOR THE LAST FORTY SIX YEARS SO I MYSELF WOULD APPRECIATE A FEW MORE PICTURES FOR MEMORIES. THANK YOU | 25/9/02 |
| Jack Tennier | So far, so good; I'm now about to see if I can find any self-catering references in (preferably) or near Liskeard |
23/9/02 |
| Revd Donald Wilkes | My great aunt Lilian Wilkes was a teacher in the town in the early years of the last century. She died in 1982 at the age of 102. Her colleague was a Miss Rapson. They were both members of the local Wesleyan Methodist Church, as it would have been in those days. Looking forward to our visit in mid-August. |
30/7/02 |
| Lynne Taylor |
I fell in love with Liskeard the first time I visited. | 28/6/02 |
| Matthew Richards | This is a good site to visit. My Father's side of the family come mainly from Liskeard and I have visited the town several times a year since the mid 80's. Although I was born in Birmingham, Cornwall means alot to me but especially Liskeard which I regard as much a home as Birmingham. I will be back in the next few weeks becuase I'm getting home sick! Best wishes to all and keep up the good work on this site. |
19/2/02 |
| Simon Adams |
Web Site is getting better all the time. Could use some information on estate agents in liskeard area. -see community page for estate agent listings! - webmaster |
10/2/02 |
| Family Ignace Offermans Hoegaarden Belgium |
In april/may 1983 I visited again with my parents and wife the south of England and Wales. We stayed in a hotel near the railwaystation of Liskeard. We translated the fire-instructions in french, german and dutch. We had the opportunity to drink black home-made beer. Now we are living in a famous belgian beervillage Hoegaarden but will move to the south of Portugal. We would like to send our greetings to that local hotel. We are born in Kerkrade in the south of the Netherlands(Roda JC). |
9/2/02 |
| Peter Buxton | I must be the second. Excellent site. A happy new year to all in Liskeard. |
30/12/01 |
| Rob Elford |
Happy New Year everyone! Am I the first to sign?... Site lookin' good. Please go and visit the Chamber's site http://www.liskeardchamber.com. |
29/12/01 |
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