Hendra Incline
Location/Address
South west edge of St Dennis village,
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.
Description
An inclined plane (HER No. 178596) which formed the southern end of the Treffry horse-drawn tramway of 1849 from Newquay to Hendra Crazey clayworks. Part of the Treffry Tramway system of 1849, this section of the line was abandoned following the construction of the Cornwall Minerals Railway of 1874. The horse-drawn tramway was part of a system conceived by JT Treffry of Fowey as Cornwall’s first trans-peninsular route, intended to avoid the treacherous sea voyage around Land's End for goods shipped from South Wales. The principal traffic was granite, china-clay, coal and lime.
Recommended by local Cornwall councillor, Dick Cole, for inclusion in the CLHL and as a potential candidate for statutory protection.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Tramway, inclineAge
1849Group Value
Part of an industrial tramway system, other parts of which also survive.Historic Interest
Clear historical provenance to one of Cornwall's most famous industrial entrepreneurs (JT Treffry ).
Date Listed
n/a
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