The Hayle Brewery

The Hayle Brewery buildings date to 1873 and were constructed for The Hayle Brewery. They are built of painted rubble with granite dressings and have roofs covered in scantle slate, with some areas replaced with asbestos slate; the roofs are hipped over the taller buildings, with gable ends to the others. Three brick chimneys are present, two over the right-hand corners of the tallest building and one over the left-hand rear corner of the single-storey wing to the left. Some wooden launders are visible. The buildings are arranged on an irregular U-shaped plan, built on a steep slope. The main range comprises three adjoining two-storey rectangular blocks, with a three-level block on the right. Adjoining the front on the right is a two-storey range with large louvred openings to the first floor; a single-storey waggon shed stands in front, and a single-storey range, possibly former stables, is located in front of the left-hand side. The front of the centre block has a doorway on the left, a loading doorway above it, and a large doorway on the right. The rear of this section features a symmetrical three-window facade with a wide eaves soffit to the roof. The tall building to the right has a doorway on its left and a loading doorway to each floor above, with a hoist boom. The rear of this block also has a symmetrical three-window front. A two-storey front range returns to the left, with a symmetrical front featuring a central doorway, two windows to either side, and louvred openings to the rear. The waggon shed has two large doorways to the front (left-hand wall), and the other buildings to the left and in front have three doorways at the left-hand side. The interior has not been inspected but may be of interest. The brewery was formerly run by the Ellis family, with a first brewery established circa 1815 by Christopher Ellis. In 1934, the company of Ellis and Son merged with St Austell Brewery, after which brewing at Hayle ceased, and the brewery buildings became a depot of St Austell Brewery Co., taking over thirty freehold public houses.