Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Carthew, Clay Works 1927
Photo ref: 79867
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More about this scene

The china clay industry dominates the landscape around St Austell. This is the Lower Ninestones china clay pit, with waste being hauled up inclines to older flat-topped tips on the left and newer 'sky tips' on the right. The tall engine house with a square stack contained a beam engine for pumping clay from the pit to the thickening pools on the right.

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