Lostwithiel

Lostwithiel was founded in the 12th century by Norman lords who built the nearby Restormel Castle. Lostwithiel received its town charter in 1189. It was initially laid out as a pair of adjoining boroughs: Penknight or Penkneth to the south of South Street, which was founded by Robert de Cardinham as lord of the manor, and Lostwithiel to the north of South Street, founded by the Earls of Cornwall. Lostwithiel formally absorbed Penkneth in 1268. In the late 13th century, Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall oversaw the building of the Stannary Palace, the bridge and the square church tower. Jaques Bagratuni, a prince and ambassador of Armenia to Britain, died in Lostwithiel on 23 December 1943 but…

Lostwithiel's most notable buildings are St Bartholomew's Church and Restormel Castle. Once a stannary town, and for a period the most important in Cornwall, it is now much reduced in importance. There is a fine early fourteenth-century bridge with six pointed arches, and nearby the remains of the Stannary Palace, with its exchequer hall. Lostwithiel Guildhall in Fore Street has an arcaded ground floor and contains the local museum. <gallery> File:Lostwithiel - the Stannary Palace - geograph.org.uk - 571361.jpg|The old Stannary Palace File:Lostwithiel Old Fire Station - geograph.org.uk - 56160.jpg|The old Fire Station File:Methodist Church, Queen Street, Lostwithiel - geograph.org.uk -…