Hayle

Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative

Name: HAYLE
Council: Penwith District Council

Industrial history and significance

Located on the north Cornish coast, within the beautiful natural setting of the Hayle Estuary, this has been a focus for settlement and maritime trade since prehistoric times. From at least the mid 18th century it developed into one of the County’s main industrial ports, serving surrounding mines and becoming home to the Cornish Copper Company and two of Cornwall’s three largest iron foundries. Internationally renowned for the scale of their work and the breadth of their engineering expertise, these rival companies (Copperhouse Foundry and Harvey’s Foundry) were largely responsible for the expansion of Hayle during the 19th century, when the twin settlements of Copperhouse and Foundry developed side by side.

This settlement forms part of the proposed Cornwall & west Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Bid, and is considered an important part of the context for the Bid. It will also be the subject of a study carried out by the Cornwall and Scilly Urban Survey.

Downloads:

The downloads offered below represent the different elements of the Hayle Historical Assessment Report including the core text and the thirty-nine illustrative map figures. A number of the files are quite large and may take some time to download.

Title Description Format Size

Hayle Historical Assessment Report Main report text.
2848kb

Hayle Historical Assessment Inventory Inventory of archaeological and historical sites. 765kb

Figure 1 Location map 870kb

Figure 2 Key map - project study area and location of key areas described in the report 3772kb

Figure 3 Prehistoric and medieval setting 6258kb

Figure 4 Historical development - overview 1906kb

Figure 5a Historical development - Hayle Harbour 1797kb

Figure 5b " 1833kb

Figure 5c " 1847kb

Figure 5d " 1852kb

Figure 6a Historical development - Copperhouse 1810kb

Figure 6b " 1847kb

Figure 6c " 1860kb

Figure 6d " 1864kb

Figure 7a Historical development - Foundry 1828kb

Figure 7b " 1864kb

Figure 7c " 1878kb

Figure 7d " 1886kb

Figure 8 Surviving historic components - overview 1781kb

Figure 9 Surviving historic components - Hayle Harbour 1854kb

Figure 10 Surviving historic components - Copperhouse 1866kb

Figure 11 Surviving historic components - Foundry 1888kb

Figure 12 Areas of buried archaeological potential 3668kb

Figure 13 Existing designations and recommended Conservation Area revisions 3139kb

Figure 14 Key map to inventory maps 2999kb

Figure 15a Inventory maps of standing historic structures 2586kb

Figure 15b " 3415kb

Figure 15c " 3850kb

Figure 15d " 4869kb

Figure 15e " 6259kb

Figure 15f " 3985kb

Figure 15g " 4371kb

Figure 15h " 4679kb

Figure 16a Inventory maps of demolished, buried and artefact sites 3901kb

Figure 16b " 4148kb

Figure 16c " 4899kb

Figure 16d " 5212kb

Figure 16e " 4418kb

Figure 16f " 4784kb

Figure 16g " 4000kb

Figure 16h " 3512kb

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Title	Description	Format	Size
Hayle Historical Assessment Report	Main report text.		2848kb
Hayle Historical Assessment Inventory	Inventory of archaeological and historical sites.		765kb
Figure 1	Location map		870kb
Figure 2	Key map - project study area and location of key areas described in the report		3772kb
Figure 3	Prehistoric and medieval setting		6258kb
Figure 4	Historical development - overview		1906kb
Figure 5a	Historical development - Hayle Harbour		1797kb
Figure 5b	"		1833kb
Figure 5c	"		1847kb
Figure 5d	"		1852kb
Figure 6a	Historical development - Copperhouse		1810kb
Figure 6b	"		1847kb
Figure 6c	"		1860kb
Figure 6d	"		1864kb
Figure 7a	Historical development - Foundry		1828kb
Figure 7b	"		1864kb
Figure 7c	"		1878kb
Figure 7d	"		1886kb
Figure 8	Surviving historic components - overview		1781kb
Figure 9	Surviving historic components - Hayle Harbour		1854kb
Figure 10	Surviving historic components - Copperhouse		1866kb
Figure 11	Surviving historic components - Foundry		1888kb
Figure 12	Areas of buried archaeological potential		3668kb
Figure 13	Existing designations and recommended Conservation Area revisions		3139kb
Figure 14	Key map to inventory maps		2999kb
Figure 15a	Inventory maps of standing historic structures		2586kb
Figure 15b	"		3415kb
Figure 15c	"		3850kb
Figure 15d	"		4869kb
Figure 15e	"		6259kb
Figure 15f	"		3985kb
Figure 15g	"		4371kb
Figure 15h	"		4679kb
Figure 16a	Inventory maps of demolished, buried and artefact sites		3901kb
Figure 16b	"		4148kb
Figure 16c	"		4899kb
Figure 16d	"		5212kb
Figure 16e	"		4418kb
Figure 16f	"		4784kb
Figure 16g	"		4000kb
Figure 16h	"		3512kb

Last Updated: 16/12/2004. © Cornwall County Council, Historic Environment Service.