John Taylor's Tramway
In the early 1820s, a young man called John Taylor obtained the lease on abandoned mines in the Gwennap parish, and after re-working some of the old deposits, discovered what was at the time the richest copper deposit in the world. Initially, the ore was shipped from Portreath but the transportation fees started to grow as news of John Taylor's good fortune spread. This greed backfired, as in 1824, John Taylor built his own tramway through the Carnon Valley to Devoran, and Devoran began to take over from Portreath for servicing the mines in the Redruth and Camborne area.
On walks
- Feock to Devoran (6.1 mile walk)
- Portreath to Tobban Horse (7.3 mile walk)
- Wheal Maid and Poldice Valley (3.4 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Twelveheads and Chacewater (6 mile walk)
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