Wheal Martyn in St Austell is the UK's only China clay mining museum and its Victorian clay works are recognised as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND ...

The china clay, or kaolin, shaped both St Austell and the economy here for centuries and you can still see its mark in and around the town. Today St Austell is centred around White River Place, ...

ST AUSTELL BREWERY. Without coopers there would have been no Cornish exports of pilchards or china clay. A skilled cooper would use about 22 tools. Work was done by eye rather than measurement and ...