tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666180154107067963.post3701971140359021427..comments2024-03-27T14:05:31.929+00:00Comments on Mike's Cornwall: The China Clay Industry in CornwallMike Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149847109691591945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666180154107067963.post-52840514664176834132020-09-10T08:32:09.345+01:002020-09-10T08:32:09.345+01:00Thank you David. It's interesting to see the r...Thank you David. It's interesting to see the remains of the clay industry. Nature has taken over many of the old pits and lakes and there are Clay Trails for people to follow.<br />Mike Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149847109691591945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666180154107067963.post-69142918150151946232020-09-10T08:26:46.598+01:002020-09-10T08:26:46.598+01:00Thanks Caroline. yes, Jack Clemo the Cornish poet....Thanks Caroline. yes, Jack Clemo the Cornish poet. This snippet relates to the china clay industry.<br /><br />Why should I find him here<br />And not in a church, nor yet<br />Where Nature heaves a breast like Olivet<br />Against the stars? I peer<br />Upon his footsteps in this quarried mud;<br />I see His blood<br />In rusty stains on pit-props, waggon-frames.Mike Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149847109691591945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666180154107067963.post-7308714846704296812020-09-09T21:36:54.346+01:002020-09-09T21:36:54.346+01:00Excellent post, Mike, about Cornwall's china c...Excellent post, Mike, about Cornwall's china clay. China clay always makes me think of the poet, Jack Clemo, whose father worked in the industry. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666180154107067963.post-8491235677985233652020-09-09T20:51:16.392+01:002020-09-09T20:51:16.392+01:00A fascinating look back into this industry and ill...A fascinating look back into this industry and illustrated with some super pictures. I find subjects from the industrial past really interesting.David Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624125733408030479noreply@blogger.com