Boskell China-clay Works, St. Austell. 1905.

BGS image ID: P200201

Boskell China-clay Works, St. Austell. Looking NW. View of 'dry' showing men packing clay in barrels, ready for transport.

In the mid-18th century kaolin or China-clay was discovered at St. Austell. The extraction of China-clay, a form of decomposed granite used in the production of porcelain, became the mainstay local industry of St. Austell.

Photograph by: T.C. Hall. Date of photograph: 1905. Original BGS photograph number: A205.