Museums · South West England
Wheal Martyn
Wheal Martyn — a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wheal Martyn is a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Wheal Martyn is a museum located in South-West England. It focuses on the history of china clay mining in the region, showcasing the industry’s significance to the area's development. The site includes preserved machinery and exhibits that illustrate the processes involved in clay extraction and processing.
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Background
History
In 1790 Richard Martyn bought the Carthew Estate, and his son Elias started the Wheal Martyn china clay works there in the 1820s. By the 1840s there were five pits, and by 1869 Wheal Martyn was producing 2000 tons of clay a year. After Elias's death in 1872, his son Richard closed or leased works to other operators. John Lovering took on the lease of Wheal Martyn in the 1880s, and made many modifications to the works. The pit at Wheal Martyn closed in 1931, but the pan kiln, for drying clay, was used for clay from nearby pits until 1969. The Gomm china clay works, which is also part of the site, was leased by the Martyn brothers from the Mount Edgcumbe Estate about 1878, and was worked…
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- Coordinates
- 50.3654, -4.8070
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Treverbyn
- Postcode
- PL26 8XQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Established
- 1975
- Official site
- www.wheal-martyn.com
Sources
- wikipedia: Wheal Martyn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wheal Martyn?
- Wheal Martyn is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL26 8XQ), in the parish of Treverbyn.
- When was Wheal Martyn built?
- Built or established in 1975.
- How do I get to Wheal Martyn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL26 8XQ. It sits within the St Austell and Newquay parliamentary constituency.