Copperhouse Tidal Mill
What would now be regarded a pioneering sustainable
commercial enterprise was began in Hayle in the 1842 namely the
construction of a tidal mill. Rather than using the power of a flowing
stream as with most other mills, Copperhouse Tidal mill relied on the
rise and fall of the tide to drive its machinery. It was originally
built by the Cornish Copper Company.
Foundry Grist Mill
The Foundry Grist Mill used to stand on the site that
is now the Millpond Gardens. It was in the ownership of the Harveys
until the 1850s when it was sold off to JH Trevithick - son of Richard
Trevithick and Jane Harvey.
It was an impressive building standing five
stories high. When milling ceased in the 1890s it became a sweet factory
for a while. It was demolished during the War, reputedly because it was
though that the prominent structure made Hayle an easy target for enemy
bombers.
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Millpond Gardens, site of the Grist Mill
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(Paddy's Mill)
Paddy's Mill, at the head of the Copperhouse Canal, was powered by a
waterwheel worked by the tide rising
in Copperhouse Pool. This was later replaced by steam power. The mill
was eventually taken over by HTP (Hoskin, Trevithick and Polkinghorne),
and continued working until about 1935.. All the mill buildings
were
later demolished though the chimney stood defiantly until the 1970s when
it too was demolished.
The HTP company undertook milling contracts for other concerns, but
became known in the Camborne and
Redruth area for their flour deliveries by horse-drawn cart. Snowflake
and Cornubia brands were household names among housewives in Victorian
times, and the company's biscuit factory in Foundry Square filled the
air with alluring smells around the turn of the century.
Loggans Mill
Situated on the northern edge of the
town by the Angarrack River William
Hoskin and son developed their
corn mill at Loggans Moor
into a successful enterprise during the 1850s. So great was the
success that the firm expanded into two more mills based in nearby Angarrack.
Hoskins's name was to become better-known in the milling context as part of
Hoskin, Trevithick, Polkinghorne
(HTP), that resulted from a merger between Hoskins business and the
company of JH Trevithick and Son.
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Loggans Mill as it is today |
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Originally a water mill, Loggans Mill was burnt down and subsequently
rebuilt in 1852. It was converted to steam power in 1884 and
continued working into the 1930s. Of all of Hayle's Mills Loggans Mill the only
one that remains substantially intact but it is in a poor state of
repair and its future is uncertain. |
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