Bloomdale China Clay and Stone Works, St. Stephen-In-Brannel

A truck waiting to be taken up the haulage incline to deposit waste at a sky-dump at Bloomdale China Clay and Stone Works - This photograph forms part of a set within the album documenting the china clay industry of Cornwall, particularly focusing on the area around St Austell. China clay - also called kaolin - was used to make porcelain. The china clay industry was one of the main extractive industries in Cornwall. The images are accompanied by handwritten notes and descriptions of the processes involved in the production of china clay. Together they form a fascinating insight into the industry in the early-mid 20th century. The image numbers that form this set are ALB93/05/115 - ALB93/05/150. - The caption by this image reads: "The sand from the first pit is shovelled, with long-handled shovels, into little trucks and taken up the haulage incline to the sky-dumps on the surface. For every ton of clay 5 tons of waste are consigned to the sky-dumps which are quite a feature of the neighbourhood"

Alb93 05 115 Alb93 05 150 Austell Bloomdale Caption Consigned Deposit Descriptions Documenting Early-mid Extractive Fascinating Feature Focusing Forms Handwritten Haulage Incline Industries Insight Involved Kaolin Neighbourhood Particularly Processes Quarry Quite Shovels Stephen-in-brannel Tons Trucks Waste

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