Cornish Copper Company
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.