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Talks // Coming up // LEGITIMATE TERMINUS: An illustrated talk
15 February
Tuesday
2:30pm

LEGITIMATE TERMINUS: An illustrated talk

The railway comes to Falmouth, and other stories from the Falmouth History Archive.

In 2013, the Poly hosted an Exhibition “Falmouth on Track” commemorating the 150th anniversary of the branch line from Truro.  Using some of those photographs, with other material from the Archive, we look at how it all began and the impact it has had on the town over the years.

The original plans for the Cornwall Railway were for a line through Cornwall to terminate at Falmouth.  However, when the section from Truro was finally opened, over 20 years later, much had changed. Although the event in August 1863 was celebrated in the town as the arrival at the “legitimate terminus”, it has remained a branch line ever since.

This talk accompanies the Legitimate Terminus exhibition - which is the work of both current and past volunteers.  We hope it will be of interest to you.  The Poly houses thousands of documents and photographs relating to the history of Falmouth and the surrounding area that have been accumulated over more than 35 years.  Creating searchable indexes, digitising photographs and topic research is carried out by volunteers.   

If you have documents, photographs or family stories to share with us on this or other local topics, we would love to hear from you.  Leave a message at the Poly Guild desk, write to us at the Poly or to history@thepoly.org.

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LEGITIMATE TERMINUS - AN ILLUSTRATED TALK 

15th February, 2.30pm-4pm

Tickets: £5 (including the Poly Fund payment)

Please note: The Main Gallery is up steep stairs without disabled access. However, if you would like to attend, but have access concerns, we may be able to arrange for the  New Street entrance to be open before and after the event. This would need to be arranged by prior request, so please speak to our Box Office team in advance.  


Please wear a face covering (unless you are exempt), thinking social distance, and sanitise your hands on arrival. 

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