Heritage
Duchy Palace
Lostwithiel’s Duchy Palace - The oldest building in Cornwall
Through the ages the building has always been referred to as the Duchy Palace. In fact it never was a palace as we would use the word today.
It is assumed that this…
Lostwithiel Bridge
Lostwithiel Bridge, of which the people of the town are justly proud, is one of the oldest in Cornwall. There are very few records and, in particular, there are none regarding the date of its construction although many historians give…
Lostwithiel’s Heritage
Sailing up the Fowey River 100 years ago, a travel writer described the approach to Lostwithiel as ‘the loveliest inland scenery in Cornwall’. He wrote ‘in the richest pastures of this luxuriant valley stands the old town of Lostwithiel’. Whether…
Nathaniel Coulson
Born on August 8th 1853 in Penzance, Nathaniel Coulson was abandoned at the age of ten by his drunken father and bound over to a farmer at Penquite Farm, Lostwithiel.
He emigrated to San Fransisco after a spell in the British…
Restormel Castle
The castle, originally built by the Normans on a spur, overlooking the river valley, stands proudly one mile upriver from Lostwithiel. You can still make out the ruins of Restormel’s keep, gate and Great Hall, and even the kitchens and…
Restormel Castle
A visit to Restormel Castle is a ‘must’ and much more detailed information can be obtained there. However, a little more than a mention must be made here.
The castle stands approximately one mile from Lostwithiel, a drive or walk along…
Saint’s Way
The Saints Way in Cornwall is a story written into the land. This ancient route existed long before it was used by saints, taking advantage of the unique shape of Cornwall and its rivers.
Gold travelled from Ireland down through Cornwall…
St Bart’s
The Church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew, Patron Saint of Tanners.
The exact date of its building cannot be stated but it is thought that Robert de Cardinan commenced work there in the year 1190 on the foundations of an earlier…
St Bartholomew
It is to St. Bartholomew, Patron Saint of Tanners, that the Church is dedicated. The exact date of its building cannot be stated but it is thought that Robert de Cardinan commenced work there in the year 1190 on the…
The River Fowey
Sailing up the Fowey River 100 years ago, a travel writer described the approach to Lostwithiel as ‘the loveliest inland scenery in Cornwall’. He wrote ‘in the richest pastures of this luxuriant valley stands the old town of Lostwithiel’. Whether…