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Uzella Court Antiques and Fine Art |
The Dower House Antiques |
Paraphenalia
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De Ja Vu Antiques
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Cornwall Furniture Restoration Home
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Lostwithiel is set in the beautiful valley of the river Fowey and is only six miles from the Eden Project.
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| The beautiful town of Lostwithiel
nestling in the valley of the river Fowey is only five miles north of
Fowey and is situated on the A390. It also has a railway station with a
regular service to Penzance and London. Lostwithiel is also famous for
the ancient Restormel Castle.The town is regarded as the antique capital
of Cornwall and hosts some 11 antique shops and an antique centre. The
town also hosts regular antique auctions and an antique fair which is
held once a month. The river Fowey pronounced "Foy" has its source some 298 meters high at the foot of Buttern Hill, west of Liskeard. It passes Lanhydrock House, then flows past Restormel Castle just north of Lostwithiel where it becomes tidal and widens out below St. Georges Park. It then flows past the beautiful church of St. Winnow which dates from Norman times, past the riverside village of Golant before reaching the beautiful port of Fowey from where it opens out to the sea. 2007 has been a topsy turvy year for the antique trade in Lostwithiel but I feel that the town is slowly but steadily establishing itself as the main centre for antiques in Cornwall. We have been carrying out antique furniture restoration and repairs he for over 20 years. |
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Uzella Court Antiques and Fine Art |
The Dower House Antiques |
Paraphenalia
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De Ja Vu Antiques
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Antique shop of the month Lostwithiel antiques. Tel 01208 873308 (specializing in good gear) |
| Lostwithiel railway station is on the
Cornish main line from Plymouth to Penzance It is situated on the south
side of the town, just across the medieval bridge. The railway's
workshops were built here, but the remaining buildings were transformed
into apartments in 2004. A branch line takes china clay trains to Fowey.
Lostwithiel's most notable buildings are St Bartholomews church and Restormel castle.There is a small museum devoted to the history of the town. Once a stannary town, and for a period the most important in the country, it is now much decayed. There is a fine early fourteenth century bridge with five pointed arches, and nearby the remains of the Stannery Court, with its Coinage Hall - this was the centre of royal authority over tin-mining, and 'coinage' meant the knocking off of the corner of each block of tin for the benefit of the Duchy of Cornwall. The small Guildhall has an arcaded ground floor. The old Grammar School has been converted into dwellings. |
