Wheal Rose China Clay Works

ROCHE SX 05 NW 6/224 Wheal Rose China Clay Works - II

China clay works, including remains of tanks, 2 dries and pair of kiln chimneys. Late C19. Granite rubble and brick. The tanks are to the south west, much overgrown; there are 2 long rectangular dries, each about 70 metres long; the kiln chimneys are sited in between the dries, an unusual arrangement. At each end of the dries, the remains of a 2-storey building. The dries have rubble walls, with the brick channels remaining inside; roofless, with gable ends. The dry to the east has 5 openings in the rear wall to the tanks, with fittings for sluice gates; the dry to the west has 8 similar rear doorways. At the end of each dry, a flight of stone steps down from the platform, and ovens at the end of each dry in the gable end wall. In the middle, there is a pair of circular plan granite rubble chimneys, each about 4 metres in diameter at the base; both tapered, one with cast iron banding, each with brick top. The wall to the rear is curved around the chimneys. Sources: Cornwall Committee for Archaeology.

Listing NGR: SX0105259471