China Clay Tips…
(Inspired by Peter Brook’s painting of Cornwall…)
Dominating the landscape like the ancient pyramids of Egypt,
The Cornish tips are memorials, not to Pharaohs but to the China Clay industry
And its miners. Like spilt paint, white spoil streaks the dark piles
Towering and glowering above a dwelling and constructed from dross…
Captivating the beholder like mountains, snow-tipped,
The mounds survive as Wheal Martyn’s historical legacy.
And travellers observe them, intrigued, even from miles
Distant, testament to the mineworkers’ endeavour and loss…
Pete Ray…
2nd February 2026…
The mounds pictured below formed the backdrop to a soccer match I covered at St Dennis, Cornwall in 2016…
It was like watching a game in the shadow of fine weather pyramids, or mountain slopes, snow covered for skiing…
Weird…
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