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EXCITING NEWS!

With the assistance of a substantial legacy from our former president Colin Squires, Saltash Heritage are delighted to announce that we are acquiring the former Hearing Centre at 54 Fore Street, Saltash, to become our museum and local history centre. Situated in the middle of the main street, with considerably more space than we currently have, this building will form a much more user-friendly hub for our operations. There is obviously much work to be done to make the building suitable, and safely transfer all the documents, photographs and artefacts from the current collection, as well as the administration facilities, and this will take a considerable time. This year's current exhibition, "Codes, Secrets and Communication", will be extended and will remain open throughout 2026 at 17 Lower Fore Street. Watch this space for development updates...

 

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2025 EXHIBITION OPEN

This year's Exhibition - "Codes, Secrets and Communication" - was formally opened by Saltash Mayor Councillor Julia Peggs on Saturday 5th April. The exhibition runs until December 2026 during our normal opening times (see Opening hours). We have examples of old telephones, morse keys, a Braille machine, a full-size model of a German Enigma coding machine (made by one of our volunteers!) and many other fascinating items.Mayor Julia Peggs and Saltash Heritage Chairman Brian Stoyel open the exhibition

We have been donated letters home from a World War II Prisoner of War, which contained secret messages. They were never cracked by the enemy (as far as we know), and even his parents didn't know there were hidden messages in the letters they were receiving that had been intercepted by the British secret service. Can you crack the code? We even have a replica Enigma coding machine made by a Saltash Heritage volunteer!

Come and try to decode what's written on the blackboard - all the answers are dotted around the display!

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NEW BOOK AVAILABLE - JOHN HENRY MARTIN RA

A new A4 book on artist John Henry Martin, artist, is now available exclusively from Saltash Heritage.John Henry Martin - 1835-1908 by Gary Pickard

Written by his great-grandson Gary Pickard, it is lavishly illustrated with many of J.H. Martin's sketches and artworks. Gary has kindly agreed to Saltash Heritage reproducing in print a compilation put together originally for his own family's use. It is priced at just £11.25 (plus P+P)
 
Available from Saltash Heritage Museum on Wednesdays 2 - 4 pm or Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm. Alternatively copies can be obtained directly from the archivist: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by ordering from the Saltash Heritage Online Shop
 
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UPDATED REPRINT OF SALTASH - YESTERDAY AND TODAY BOOK AVAILABLE

An updated reprint of the previously published book Saltash - Yesterday and Today, is now available exclusively from Saltash Heritage.Saltash - Yesterday and Today

Written by Saltash Heritage Vice Chairman Bruce Hunt, it is priced at just £19.50 (plus P+P)
 
Available from Saltash Heritage Museum on Wednesdays 2 - 4 pm or Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm. Alternatively copies can be obtained directly from the archivist: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by ordering from the Saltash Heritage Online Shop
 
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