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Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn is an industrial heritage site in Cornwall dating from the late eighteenth century onwards, representing the expansion of china clay extraction during the Georgian and Victorian periods. The site comprises extensive workings associated with the china clay industry, including clay pits, processing facilities, and related infrastructure that reflect the technological and operational methods employed in this significant Cornish extractive industry. Wheal Martyn exemplifies the landscape transformation wrought by china clay mining, which became one of Cornwall's major industries and substantially altered the topography of the clay-bearing areas of the county. The surviving remains document the scale and complexity of nineteenth-century china clay production, an enterprise that was crucial to Cornwall's economy and international trade in ceramic and industrial materials.
Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003265. View the official record →
Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn is an industrial heritage site in Cornwall dating from the late eighteenth century onwards, representing the expansion of china clay extraction during the Georgian and Victorian periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003265.
Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round (5.4 km), Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine (5.7 km), Round called Castle Gotha (6.1 km).
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