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Helston (Standard Written Form: Hellys) [1] is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Penzance and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Falmouth. [2]
The main street (Coinagehall Street) of Helston, Cornwall, England. The Guildhall (built 1839 and once a Corn Exchange) is flying a flag. Date: Taken September 2017. Source: My own photo, taken with a Panasonic FZ200. Author: Myself (Adrian Pingstone). Permission (Reusing this file)
Helston Castle was a medieval castle thought to be built for Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall in the late 13th-century, in Helston, Cornwall. The castle was ruined by the end of the 15th century, and sat at the bottom of Coinagehall Street , where the bowling green and Grylls Monument are now located.
It is located immediately behind Helston Guildhall. The building was originally designed as the town's Market House in 1837. [1] [2] The 4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (D Company) used the complex as its drill hall during the First World War. [3] The museum was founded in the market hall in 1949. [1]
The Helston Coinage Hall was a Tudor coinage hall in the Cornish town of Helston, created for the purposes of tin coinage out of a 13th century chapel of ease. [1] Its position lay at the southern end of Coinage Hall Street, opposite the Helston Castle. [2] It was demolished by public subscription following the 1796 general election. [3]
Godolphin House is a listed building, recorded at the highest designation, Grade I. [8] Three other structures on the estate, the stables, [9] the forecourt walls, [10] and a blowing house used for the smelting of tin are also listed at Grade I. [11] A number of buildings on the wider estate have Grade II listings: two sets of gates and gatepiers on the drive to the house, [12] [13] and some ...
Helston Guildhall was constructed in 1839. It contains the Helston Town Council Chamber, Mayor’s offices, and a function room. It is the starting point for the dances on Flora Day. Date: Taken September 2017. Source: My own photo, taken with a Panasonic FZ200. Author: Myself (Adrian Pingstone). Permission (Reusing this file)
The Grylls Monument in Helston, Cornwall, is designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building. It is dedicated to Humphry Millet Grylls, a businessman who had kept a local tin mine, Wheal Vor, open through a period of recession, safeguarding 1,200 jobs. The monument was funded by public subscription, and built in 1834.