Goonvean China Clay Pit, Cornwall

Photograph taken unavailable © Crown copyright. Historic England Archive ref: NMR/15886/04

This site was first used in about 1790 for mining clay for the pottery industry and remains active today. The 19th-century engine house and its replacement of 1910 are both still standing. They look tiny surrounded by the large area scarred by the mining activities.

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Cornwall goonvean

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Georgian (1714 - 1836)

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This mill was originally known as Jumble Hole Mill. It was first mentioned in 1788. Between 1815 and 1826 it was owned by Christopher Rawden who owned several mills in the locality. On 11th August 1899 the mill was destroyed by fire. This photograph could have been taken after the fire. The mill was altered and extended during the 19th and 20th century. The 1947 Yorkshire textile Industry directory has an entry for Jumble Hole Mill:
'Cocker and Co (1929) Ltd. (bleaching, dyeing and finishing of blacks and colours; rayons; crepes; cashmeres; brocades; muslins)
Cockers closed in the 1950s, but the mill was later used for silk dyeing.

Goonvean China Clay Pit, Cornwall

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