Name: PORTHLEVEN
Council: Kerrier District Council
Location: Mid-south Cornwall coast, south of Helston
Main period of industrial settlement growth: 1811-1920
Study Area: Tregonning to Porkellis
NGR: SW 6326
Main industry: Mining and china clay

Industrial history and significance

During the 19th century, with the construction of a harbour to serve local mines, Porthleven grew from a small fishing village into a thriving industrial port exporting copper ore, tin and china clay. Local mining peaked in the 1870s, after which the harbour went into decline and is today only used by a small fishing fleet and a few pleasure boats. Though now largely a dormitory town for Helston, Porthleven retains many buildings relating to its industrial past, with a good collection of 19th century terraced houses, and religious, educational, and municipal buildings.

Downloads:

The downloads offered below represent the different elements of the CISI Pool Report including the core text and the four illustrative map figures.
 

Title	Description	Format	Size
CISI Porthleven report	Report text.		8855kb
Figure 1	Location map		2655kb
Figure 2	Historical development map		2917kb
Figure 3	Surviving historical components map		2940kb
Figure 4	Gazetteer sites, existing designations and recommendations map		5408kb

Last Updated: 17/08/2005. © Cornwall County Council, Historic Environment Service.