Cornish Copper Company
Cornish Copper Company (CCCo); Cornish Copper Company (CCC); originally a copper smelting business founded in Camborne, Cornwall in 1756.[1] However it soon moved to Hayle and by 1758 had constructed its copper smelting works there. By 1769 the company had built the grade II listed Copperhouse Dock
Detailed listing
The Cornish Copper Company (CCCo) was originally a copper smelting business founded in Camborne, Cornwall in 1756. [1] However it soon moved to Hayle and by 1758 had constructed its copper smelting works there.
The Cornish Copper Company (CCCo) was originally a copper smelting business founded in Camborne, Cornwall in 1756.[1] However it soon moved to Hayle and by 1758 had constructed its copper smelting works there. By 1769 the company had built the grade II listed Copperhouse Dock.[2]
Shipbuilding
The CCCo also engaged in shipbuilding and was responsible for the following ships;
- The Riviere, an iron schooner
- The Penair, an iron schooner launched in 1861
- The Margaret, an iron schooner launched in 1866
References
- AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (2016). Hayle Heritage and Character Assessment (PDF). Hayle: Hayle Town Council.
- "Copperhouse Dock, Hayle – 1327613 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England.
The Cornish Copper Company also entered into direct competition with Harvey's in another sphere, iron-founding and the manufacture of Cornish Beam Engines. The conflict, which divided Hayle into two warring camps, was not finally resolved until 1867, when the Copper Company - then Sandys, Carne and Co - sold out to Harvey's, which thereby ...