China Clay workers.........

.........outside Wheal Martyn Country Park......whole families worked here, including women and children....from about age 12. There was a 'social side' too......many held Sports days with races, tug of war, and Cornish Wrestling. There was often a band attached and a choir and often Feast days too, where everyone donned their best clothes and hats and had a day out. Very hard, and often dangerous work...but very supportive it seems.

[John Falconer]

They’re great. Well spotted.

[Annie D]

interesting story

[Susan Wakely]

Great sculptures and narrative.

[Diana]

Such a delightful capture and interesting narrative.

[Kitty Hawke]

@johnfalconer Thank you :)

[Kitty Hawke]

@annied Thank you :)

[Kitty Hawke]

@wakelys Thank you :)

[Kitty Hawke]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you......such an interesting place to visit.

[carol white]

Lovely figures and narrative.Fav😊

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely sculptures & narrative.

[Kitty Hawke]

@carolmw Thank you :)

[Kitty Hawke]

@carole_sandford Thank you :)

[Pyrrhula]

I saw this evening a tv movie about the sociial strucle of the workers in Belgium. The fight still going on in many parts of the world.

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. A monument with a meaning. It was hard work in those days, everything was manually done.

[Kitty Hawke]

@pyrrhula Sadly yes it does.....for many workers in the African countries too.

[Kitty Hawke]

@sangwann Very much so. Although by the late 1800's there were many steam powered pumps and lift equipment...........so much was still done manually though.

[Brian]

Wow! Thank you for the image and narrative. fav

[Kitty Hawke]

@briaan Thank you. The area we live in (mid Cornwall UK) is surrounded by China Clay mines and engine houses. Copper and Tin were mined here too. Most of the mines are long disused now but we have Lithium here and that is used in the batteries for electric vehicles.......so maybe another mining age beckons.