The plan is part of a multimillion-pound regeneration project including rebranding St Austell as "Clay Town" in tribute to it as the centre of Cornwall's china clay industry. It's hoped the town ...

He travelled the length and breadth of the UK searching for a similar material, striking gold when he discovered an enormous deposit of china clay near St Austell. Demand exploded. A harbour was ...

On 21 September, St Austell will host the third annual Whitegold festival, an event that draws on the area’s china clay mining history and celebrates its many modern day ceramics artists.

49 x 59.5 cm. (19.3 x 23.4 in.) ...

Imerys is to close one of its seven china clay pits in the St Austell area. One refinery and two drying units will also be closed in Cornwall; and a pit at Lee Moor - north of Plymouth in Devon - will ...

The statue stands taller than two double decker busses and was designed Ms Brown to "visually connect with St Austell's rich China clay heritage". While some admired the design, many locals slated ...

A new £1m tourist attraction will open in St Austell on Wednesday after extensive refurbishment. The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum near St Austell is being renamed the China Clay Country Park. It ...

The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum showcases St Austell's kaolin heritage. Courtesy: Shutterstock “The discovery of China clay (kaolin) just north of the town transformed everything, as this ...

It wasn’t until the 18 th century that St Austell was anything more than a small mining town, but following the discovery of china clay pits this South Cornwall town became an influential and ...

The plan is part of a multimillion-pound regeneration project including rebranding St Austell as "Clay Town" in tribute to it as the centre of Cornwall's china clay industry. It's hoped the town ...