https://www.cornishmemory.com/files/original/Wheal_Martyn/WMA_P1_1_005/WMA_P1_1_005ed.jpg 0092a7da86430df633b5d89c3a54944e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wheal Martyn Description An account of the resource <img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" src="/cm-images/wheal-martyn-logo.png" alt="Wheal Martyn Museum" />Wheal Martyn is Britain’s only china clay museum. It has a large and important collection of photographs and film documenting over 130 years of the china clay industry in mid-Cornwall. The collection shows the evolution of china clay extraction over the twentieth century, with images of horses, water-wheels, beam engines, and locomotives. More recent photographs show how mechanised extraction has altered the landscape of the area. Community life in the ‘Clay Country’ is also shown through images of the Bugle Band Contest, pantomimes, pensioners’ dinners, sports events and the impact of the World Wars. The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum occupies a 26 acre site which includes the Victorian remains of two former china clay works, just two miles from St. Austell in the heart of the Clay Country.  The site incorporates a visitor attraction, Accredited Museum, Scheduled Ancient Monument, woodland walks and spectacular views into the Wheal Martyn clay pit, which still operates today. Wheal Martyn is open daily from 29th March to 30th October between 10am and 5pm and from 31st October to 23rd December between 10am – 4pm. To find out more visit the <a href="http://www.wheal-martyn.com">Wheal Martyn</a> website. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WMA_P1_1_005 Title A name given to the resource Quarry Close china stone quarry Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wheal Martyn Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographic print Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SAUWM : P1988.1201.1