Cornwall’s White Gold
The Boom Years of the China Clay Industry in the 20th Century
By Derek Giles
£29.50 (plus P&P)
Step into the boom years of Cornwall’s china clay industry and discover the highs and lows of the companies who set their sights towards ‘white gold’ throughout the 20th century.
Building on previous publications covering the subject, this book offers readers a glimpse into material otherwise inaccessible and unpublished from earlier years, spanning an eclectic collection of photographs drawn from Imerys and Wheal Martyn Museum’s dedicated archive, as well as uncovered statistics on the industry and topics that took the author years to research.
For any discerning reader, this book adds a great deal of important information on the development and growth of the china clay industry, from the famous China Clay Strike of 1913 and the peril of two World Wars, to the takeover of English China Clays Ltd. in the last decade of the 1900s.
Published posthumously by Wheal Martyn Trust and the China Clay History Society, Cornwall’s White Gold: The Boom Years of the China Clay Industry in the 20th Century is a must-have for any amateur historian, budding geologist, or interested reader who wants to learn more about this fascinating industry and its history.