
What is recorded here
Wheal Martyn Clay Works was a 19th-century china clay processing site near St Day in Cornwall, operated by the Harvey family, a prominent local dynasty in the clay industry. It is important as a preserved example of Cornwall's industrial heritage and the global china clay trade.
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- Operator
- Wheal Martyn Trust
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Photo: Chris Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0