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History & Heritage

Saltash Museum and Local History Centre, Lower Fore Street, PL12 6JQ - open on Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm from April to November, also on Thusdays and Fridays 10.30am to 12.30pm & 2pm to 4pm from July to September

Trematon Castle, Castle Hill, PL12 4QR - Norman motte-and-bailey castle dating from the 11th century - closed to the public

St Stephens Church, St Stephens Road, PL12 4AP - Grade 1 listed Norman church dating from the 11th century

St Nicholas & St Faith Church, Station Road, PL12 6AN - Grade 1 listed Norman church dating from the12th century

Mary Newman's Cottage, Culver Road, PL12 4DT - 15th century Grade 2 listed building - open on Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm from April to September

Town Quay, Tamar Street, PL12 4EL - stone construction dating from the 16th century

Ince Castle, Nr Elm Gate, PL12 4RA - Grade 1 listed fortified manor house, the oldest brick building in Cornwall, dating from the 17th century - gardens open to the public on certain dates in spring and summer

Saltash Guildhall, Lower Fore Street, PL12 6JX - Grade 2 listed building dating from 1774

Elliott's Store, Lower Fore Street, PL12 6JQ - a time capsule shop from the 1970s - open on Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm and Saturdays 10am to noon from May to September

The Grade 1 listed Royal Albert Bridge is the only one of its type to carry main line trains. The Tamar Bridge is the world's first bridge to be widened and strengthened while remaining open to traffic, and the first suspension bridge to be widened using cantilevers.

Early  History ] [ History 1066 to 1200 ] [ History 1200 to 1300 ] [ History 1300 to 1500 ] [ History 1500 to 1600 ] [ History 1600 to 1700 ] [ History 1700 to 1800 ] [ History 1800 to 1850 ] [ History 1850 to 1875 ] [ History 1875 to 1900 ] [ History 1900 to 1925 ] [ History 1925 to 1950 ] [ History 1950 to 1975 ] [ History 1975 to 2000 ] [ History 2000 onwards ]

Historical Characters & Famous People
Ann Glanville ] [ John Killigrew ] [ Mary Newman ] [ Nandie Keast ]

Historical Descriptions of Saltash
Carew's "Survey of Cornwall" (1602) ] [ "From London to Land's End" (1724) ] [ "The Penny Cyclopedia" (1837) ] [ "Around and About Saltash" (1905) ]

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