Holmbush is a village in Cornwall, England that is situated in the suburban area of St Austell (where the population at the 2011 census was included).[1] It was a centre for tin and copper mining in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a few houses to the south of the A390 road. It was developed in the 1970s, with the construction of housing and an industrial estate to the north of the road. Since 1974, the site of Cuddra mine has been developed as Pinetum Gardens, an attraction holding over 6,000 varieties of plants, many collected by the owner on plant hunting expeditions.
Holmbush
Mine chimney at the disused Wheal Eliza Consols tin mine
Most of Holmbush is comparatively recent. In the 1880s, the main centre of population was on the south side of what is now the main A390 road, sandwiched between the road and the railway to St Austell. To the north of the housing was the West Wheal Eliza tin mine. To the north east was Wheal Eliza Consols tin mine, while to the east, Cuddra tin and copper mine was already disused, and further east was the disused South Cuddra copper mine.[2] By 1907,Cuddra mine was no longer marked on the map, and West Wheal Eliza and Wheal Eliza Consols were both marked as disused.[3] No further development is obvious on the 1963 map[4] but the 1971 map shows the development of housing to the north of the main road, with a few larger buildings to the east, which is now the site of the industrial estate.[5] The 1977 map shows the Wheal Eliza cricket ground, constructed in 1973 on part of the West Wheal Eliza site, which was first used for Minor Counties Championship matches in 1982, when Cornwall played Dorset.[6] Modern maps still show tips between the cricket ground and the industrial estate and at Cuddra. The main area is marked as Cuddra Plantations, and is the location of Pinetum Gardens and a nursery. Wheal Eliza Consols is still named.[7]
Tourismedit
Near to the remains of Wheal Eliza Consols mine is Boscundle Manor, a farmhouse built in the 18th century and now a hotel and restaurant.[8] Although modernised, it is a Grade II Listed building.[9] The site of Cuddra mine was the location of Pine Lodge, which was bought in 1974, and became the centre of Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens. The new owners used it as a showpiece for their collections of plants, obtained from seeds collected on plant hunting expeditions around the world. It now includes a formal garden, a cottage garden, a formal garden, water features and a lake, shrubberies, a pinetum, an arboretum, a Japanese garden and a 3-acre (1.2 ha) winter garden. Over 6,000 species of plants have been labelled by the owner, Mrs Shirley Clemo, and in 2008 the gardens were given a Bronze Award in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category, in recognition of their contribution to tourism in Cornwall.[10]
Historyedit
Holmbush was the location of Charlestown United Mines, one of a series of metal mines in the vicinity. It produced large quantities of tin and copper in the early nineteenth century. In addition to the engine house shafts, there were whim shafts, where a winch was used to raise the ore, which was then crushed in stamps powered by water wheels and by steam engines. The ore was transported to nearby Charlestown for export. In 1838, it employed a total of 814 people, 431 men, 120 women and 263 children. There were 283 adults living in the village according to the census of 1851, of whom ten were miners and one was a mine manager. One of the miners also worked as a cooper, as did ten other men. The census also recorded a tea-dealer and a hobbler [11] Charlestown United Mines later became part of Charlestown United and Cuddra Consolidated Mines, who owned four mines in the vicinity.[12]
^West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. 2 September 1920.
Bibliographyedit
Hancock, Peter (2008). The Mining Heritage of Cornwall and West Devon. Halsgrove. ISBN978-1-84114-753-6.
January 01, 1970
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Holmbush is a village in Cornwall England that is situated in the suburban area of St Austell where the population at the 2011 census was included 1 It was a centre for tin and copper mining in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with a few houses to the south of the A390 road It was developed in the 1970s with the construction of housing and an industrial estate to the north of the road Since 1974 the site of Cuddra mine has been developed as Pinetum Gardens an attraction holding over 6 000 varieties of plants many collected by the owner on plant hunting expeditions HolmbushMine chimney at the disused Wheal Eliza Consols tin mineHolmbushLocation within CornwallOS grid referenceSX035525Civil parishSt Austell CPUnitary authorityCornwallCeremonial countyCornwallRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townST AUSTELLPostcode districtPL25Dialling code01726PoliceDevon and CornwallFireCornwallAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentSt Austell and NewquayList of places UK England Cornwall 50 20 20 N 4 45 47 W 50 339 N 4 763 W 50 339 4 763 Contents 1 Development 2 Tourism 3 History 3 1 Cornish wrestling 4 References 4 1 BibliographyDevelopment editMost of Holmbush is comparatively recent In the 1880s the main centre of population was on the south side of what is now the main A390 road sandwiched between the road and the railway to St Austell To the north of the housing was the West Wheal Eliza tin mine To the north east was Wheal Eliza Consols tin mine while to the east Cuddra tin and copper mine was already disused and further east was the disused South Cuddra copper mine 2 By 1907 Cuddra mine was no longer marked on the map and West Wheal Eliza and Wheal Eliza Consols were both marked as disused 3 No further development is obvious on the 1963 map 4 but the 1971 map shows the development of housing to the north of the main road with a few larger buildings to the east which is now the site of the industrial estate 5 The 1977 map shows the Wheal Eliza cricket ground constructed in 1973 on part of the West Wheal Eliza site which was first used for Minor Counties Championship matches in 1982 when Cornwall played Dorset 6 Modern maps still show tips between the cricket ground and the industrial estate and at Cuddra The main area is marked as Cuddra Plantations and is the location of Pinetum Gardens and a nursery Wheal Eliza Consols is still named 7 Tourism editNear to the remains of Wheal Eliza Consols mine is Boscundle Manor a farmhouse built in the 18th century and now a hotel and restaurant 8 Although modernised it is a Grade II Listed building 9 The site of Cuddra mine was the location of Pine Lodge which was bought in 1974 and became the centre of Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens The new owners used it as a showpiece for their collections of plants obtained from seeds collected on plant hunting expeditions around the world It now includes a formal garden a cottage garden a formal garden water features and a lake shrubberies a pinetum an arboretum a Japanese garden and a 3 acre 1 2 ha winter garden Over 6 000 species of plants have been labelled by the owner Mrs Shirley Clemo and in 2008 the gardens were given a Bronze Award in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category in recognition of their contribution to tourism in Cornwall 10 History editHolmbush was the location of Charlestown United Mines one of a series of metal mines in the vicinity It produced large quantities of tin and copper in the early nineteenth century In addition to the engine house shafts there were whim shafts where a winch was used to raise the ore which was then crushed in stamps powered by water wheels and by steam engines The ore was transported to nearby Charlestown for export In 1838 it employed a total of 814 people 431 men 120 women and 263 children There were 283 adults living in the village according to the census of 1851 of whom ten were miners and one was a mine manager One of the miners also worked as a cooper as did ten other men The census also recorded a tea dealer and a hobbler 11 Charlestown United Mines later became part of Charlestown United and Cuddra Consolidated Mines who owned four mines in the vicinity 12 Cornish wrestling edit Cornish wrestling tournaments were held in Holmbush in the early 1900s 13 14 References edit nbsp Cornwall portal Ordnance Survey One inch Map of Great Britain Bodmin and Launceston sheet 186 1961 Ordnance Survey 1 2500 map 1882 available here Archived 2012 04 30 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance Survey 1 2500 map 1907 Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 map 1962 1963 Ordnance Survey 1 2500 map 1970 1971 Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Wheal Eliza Bethel St Austell CricketArchive Retrieved 20 July 2014 Ordnance Survey 1 2500 map 2010 About Boscundle Manor Boscundle Manor Hotel Retrieved 20 July 2014 Historic England Boscundle Manor 1210731 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 20 July 2014 Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens Cornwall Tourist Board Retrieved 20 July 2014 Hancock 2008 pp 55 56 Charlestown United and Cuddra Consolidated Mines Mindat org Retrieved 20 July 2014 Cornish Guardian 11 June 1915 West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser 2 September 1920 Bibliography edit Hancock Peter 2008 The Mining Heritage of Cornwall and West Devon Halsgrove ISBN 978 1 84114 753 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holmbush Cornwall amp oldid 1178225129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
