Saltash Heritage Collection

We have in our collection:


Over 25,000 photographs of the Saltash area,

300 local maps from 1775

Census return records 1841 - 1911

Parish records –baptism, marriage and burials

Over 30,000 documents

Newspapers. Books, Programmes.

Personal accounts, written, aural and film

Records of local businesses and organisations including:

Social and community groups. Prominent people

Shops and traders

Saltash Ferry, Gas Works and Electric Companies

Train, bus and river transport information

Local Clubs, events, sports, regattas and fairs

Churches, education, burial records.

Wills, diaries, deeds, Legal Documents

Politics, Planning, Buildings and Local Government


A large collection of articles associated with

all aspects of Saltash and life in the town.

We also keep the archives of organisations like

Toc H, Saltash Old Cornwall Society

and early council records   


We look forward to welcoming you to our

Town Museum and Local History Centre