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CSUS Hayle Report |
REPORT text detailing the results of the historic
character study for the town of Hayle. Bridget Gillard and
Kate Newell,
Historic Environment Service.. |
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Figure 1 - Location & Topography Map |
Map showing the location of Hayle and its immediate
topography. |
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Figure 2 - Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (c.1907) |
Map showing the town of Hayle in c.1907. |
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Figure 3 - Historic Development Map |
Map showing the historic development and expansion of
Hayle. |
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Figure 4 - Historic Settlement Topography Map |
Map showing the historic topography of Hayle with key
areas of historic activity. |
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2264kb |
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Figures 5 - Surviving Historic
Components Maps |
Three maps showing the surviving historic buildings of
Hayle. |
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Figure 6 - Urban Archaeological Potential Map |
Map showing the areas and sites of archaeological potential
in Hayle. |
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Figure 7 - Character Areas Map |
Map showing the seven character areas identified by the
survey of Hayle. |
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Character Area 1. Copperhouse |
Copperhouse is the commercial heart of Hayle. It retains a Market House of 1839 and a good collection of 19th century shopfronts. Historically an intensely industrial area, this use has reduced over time but an industrial character is retained in the surviving elements including the canal and dock, the continued warehouse / manufacture use of the former industrial sites and in the strong grid pattern of industrial housing laid out by the CCCo on the rising land to the south of Copperhouse Pool. A significant feature of the architecture of the area is the extensive use of scoria block, a by-product from the CCCo’s copper smelter located here in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Character Area 2. Foundry |
Foundry Square forms the most impressive urban set-piece of the town. The scale and detailing of the surrounding architecture displays a grandeur and distinctly urban character not matched to the same extent elsewhere in Hayle. Foundry forms a secondary commercial focus in the town, particularly important for banks, post office, cafes and local shops. The important remains of the foundry complex represents the best surviving industrial group in the town and one of the best in Cornwall. The international importance of Harvey’s Foundry makes the survival and ongoing regeneration of the complex all the more important in the context of the World Heritage Site bid. The large villas set in their mature landscaped grounds are closely connected with the ambition of the Harvey family and business, and are a distinctive feature of the area and an important architectural group within the town.
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Character Area 3. The harbour |
The harbour has been the economic powerhouse
of the town. The estuary was the reason the industrial companies
established here and therefore the reason the town developed here. The
estuary and the three channels that flow into it at this point have been
extensively manipulated and modified with the extensive engineering that
has gone on to create the current arrangement of quays and wharfs, canal
channels, sluicing pools and causewayed roads. The harbour complex is a
remarkable piece of engineering. This area is seen as the major
regeneration site for the town.
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Character Area 4. Penpol |
This area forms a middle ground between the two settlements of Copperhouse and Foundry. An 18th century focus around Merchant Curnow’s quay is located at the west end of Hayle Terrace. Mid 19th century terraces built for the professional classes were developed here to take advantage of picturesque views over the harbour. Later 19th century development seems to suggest a concerted effort to develop an urban focus here including the landmark church of St Elwyn, designed by Sedding.
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