The following is from [Pigot 1823] and must be read in the the context of that date.
A CORPORATE town, and county of itself1, in the hundred of Penwith, 289 miles from London, seven from St. Ives, and ten from the Land’s End. By some writers, the name of this town is supposed to signify the “Saint’s Head,” and this opinion is supported by the circumstances of the “Baptist’s head in a charger” being the corporation arms. Others conceive it to have originated in its situation, and from thence called Pensavas, or the head of the channel. It is situated on the north side of Mount’s Bay. The streets are tolerably paved, and the houses in general handsome and convenient. There is a chapel of ease, dedicated to St. Mary, and a mother church at Maddern, or Madron, besides meeting houses for various dissenters, viz., methodists, presbyterians, baptists, quakers, and a jews’ synagogue. John Buller, Esq. of Morval, endowed a charity school here in 1711. Penzance is remarkable in history for being entered and burnt by the Spaniards in 1595, since that time it has gradually increased in population and extent, many persons being induced to settle in it on account of the cheapness of provisions, particularly fish, (of which there is a great abundance of all sorts) the mildness of the climate, and the fertility of the neighbouring lands. In all these respects, it is not surpassed by any other part of the country. The walks and rides in the neighbourhood are very agreeable, and the great variety of shipping, merchantmen, fishing boats, &c. constantly lying in Mount’s Bay, form a very interesting scene. Penzance pier has been considerably improved since 1812. Its length to seaward is nearly 700 feet, the depth of water is increased to twenty feet at spring tides, and fourteen feet at neap; it is capable of affording shelter to more than one hundred sail of vessels, and has a dry dock within it large enough to contain a ship of 500 tons burden. The pilchard fishing is carried on upon a very considerable scale; upon the western side of the bay, about a mile and a half distant stands the small fishing port of Newlyn, and a little farther the village of Mousehole. The corporation of Penzance consists of a mayor, recorder, eight aldermen, and twelve common councilmen. The market days are Thursday and Saturday. The fairs are March 25th, Thursday after Trinity Sunday, and Thursday before Advent Sunday. The population is 5,224.
1 I am not sure what this means.
POST OFFICE, Chapel-street. Nicholas Phillips, Post Master. The mail to London, through Falmouth, every morning at eight, and arrives every afternoon at half past two.
CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS. Ferris Richard Jewell, collector Nicholas Joseph, comptroller Retallick James, tide surveyor Richards Wm. landing surveyor Trout Phillip, tide waiter ACADEMIES. Branwell Joseph, Queen-st Jaques Christiana, (ladies) West-st Morris Rev. G. (grammar) New-road Paynter Cath- (ladies) Queen-st Purchase Wm. North-parade Scotts & Johns (ladies) South-parade Spasshatt Joseph, East-st AGENTS. Batten John, (ship) Marrack Alex, (ship) Quay Millett Richd. (to Lloyd’s) 4, Wellington-terrace Pearce Richd, (ship, to the Copenhagen & Gottenburgh insurance, to the Admiralty & Vice-Admiral) Quay ATTORNEYS. Beard John, West-st Edmonds Richard, Chapel-st John George Dennis, (& Master Extraordinary in Chancery, & Notary Public) Chapel-st John Samuel, 7, North-parade Pascoe James, West-st Paynter Francis, West-st Scobell Aaron, Chapel-st Tremenheere John, Chapel-st AUCTIONEERS. Edmonds Henry, Market-pl Moyle Hugh Mason, East-st Thomas John, East-st Thomas Rd. (& broker) East-st BAKERS & FLOUR DEALERS. Carberry, John, East-st Charles Wm. M. Quay-st Jenkin C. (& pork) East-st Nicholas James, Green-market Shepherd Andrew, East-st BANKERS. Batten, Carne & Boase, Chapel-st Bolitho, Sons & Co. Dennis, Sons & Co. Chapel-st BLOCK MAKERS. Charles Wm. M. Quay-st Higgs Jonathan, Quay-st Wall Henry, Quay-st BOOKBINDERS. Lavin John, East-st Rowe Edwd. Market-place Thomas John, East-st Trenbath Benj. Green-market Vigurs Thos. Chapel-st BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, &c. Thomas John, East-st Vigurs Thos. Chapel-st BOOT & SHOEMAKERS Commons George, East-st Reynolds Sampson, Market-pl |
Sampson Richd. East-st Thomas Richd. East-st Tresader Wm. Market-place Wallis Chas. East-st BREWERS. Corin Joseph, East-st Luke John & Sons, Back-la Vigurs Francis, East-st BUILDERS Crocker John, North-parade Hambleton Edwd. & Son, West-st Hamilton John, West-st Harvey Jas. & Edwd. North-st Richards Nicholas, East-st Wallis John, New-st Wallis Thos. & Josh. North-parade CABINET MAKERS &c. Crocker John, North-parade Hambleton Edwd. & Son, West-st Harvey Jas. & Edwd. North-st Moyle Hugh Mason, (& upholsterer) East-st Wallis John, New-st Wallis Thos. & Josh. North-parade CONFECTIONERS. Allen Elizabeth, East-st Gill Michael, Market-place CONSULS [VICE] Danish } Dutch Consulate (agent for) } Richard Pearce French, A Marrack Hanovarian (Consul) Richd. Pearce Mecklenburgh, Alex. Marrack Norwegian, Richd. Pearce Oldenburgh, Alex. Marrack Ottoman } Portugal } Prussia } Richard Pearce Spain } Sweden } COOPERS. Badcock John, Chapel-st Stephens Wm. East-st William John, Quay-st CURRIERS AND LEATHER CUTTERS. Bodilly John, New-st Bodilly Thos. Chapel-st Cunnack Thos, East-st Martin Hugh, East-st Paul John, East-st DRUGGISTS. Barker Edwd. Market-place Harvey Wm. Market-place Harvey John, Market-place Symons Ann, Chapel-st Trenbath Benj. Green-market ENGRAVER AND COPPER PLATE PRINTER. Vibert John P. Market-place FIRE-OFFICE AGENTS. Albion, Josh. Spassbatt, North-st Atlas, Richd. Pearce, Quay County, Alexander Marrack Guardian, R. M. Branwell & Sons, Market-place |
Norwich, Jno. Cornish, Chapel-st Pelican (Life), Rd. Pearce, Quay Phoenix, Jno. Richards, Nth-parade Royal Exchange, John Tremenheere, Chapel-st West of England, Thos. Broad, Market-place GLASS & CHINA DEALER. Coulson Richard, sen [& hardwareman, & general furnishing warehouse] East-st GROCERS. Badcock Wm. East-st Berriman Nicholas, Market-place Bodilly T. H. East-st Branwell R. M. & Sons, Market-pl Bromley John, West-st Davy Richd. East-st Gill Michael, Market-place Harvey John, Market-place Holloway Thos. Market-place Hosken George, Market-place Leigh Richd. East-st Phillips Samuel, Market-place Vibert Chas. Matthew, Market-pl Webb Wm. East-st HATTERS. Cock Wm. Market-place Corin Jacob, East-st Drew Bennett, Market-place Treleaven John, Chapel-st HOSIER. Molyneux Henry, Chapel-st IRONMONGERS. Bullocke Joseph, Chapel-st Harvey Andrew, Market-place Moyle Hugh Mason, East-st Polkingham J. (& turner[?]) Market-pl Stevens Robt. Green-market JEWELLERS. Harvey Andrew, Market-place Vibert John P. Market-place LINEN AND WOOLEN DRAPERS. Broad Thos. Market-place Coulson Henry, Chapel-st Davy Nicholas, Market-place Harvey Onesiphorus Vigus, Market-pl Hosking Rd. Market-place Lavars Thos. Market-place Long Rd. Market-place Molyneux Henry, (& mercer) Chapel-street Pidwell Thos. Market-place York Samuel, Green Market MERCHANTS. Batten John & Son, Chapel-st Bolitho Thos & Sons, Cornish John, Chapel-st Daubuz L. C. Quay-st MILLINERS. Bodily Alice, Green-market Drew Mary, Chapel-st PAINTERS & GLAZIERS. Bodilly Stephen, West-st Edmonds & Argall, North-parade |
Edmonds Henry, Market-place Hancock John, East-st PAWNBROKERS. Cobley James, Chapel-st Wolf Lemon, Market-place PHYSICIANS. Barham R. F. Alverton Ley Hugh, East-st Montgomery --, Wellington-terrace Panneck Henry, East-st PORTER DEALERS. Badcock John, Chapel-st Williams John, Quay-st PRINTERS [LETTR PRESS] Rowe Edwd. Market-place Thomas John, East-st Vigurs Thos. Chapel-st SADDLERS, &c. Bromley Thos. West-st Dunkin Robt. (& mathematical, &c instrument maker) Market-place Stevens Robt. Green-market Thomas James, East-st Tonkin Caleb, East-st SAIL MAKERS. Matthews Wm. Quay-st Phillips Joseph, Quay-st SHIP BUILDERS. Holmes Rd. Quay Matthews John, Quay SHIP OWNERS. Andrews Wm. Batten John & Son Blake Agnes2 (& master) Boase John Bolitho Thos. & Wm. Broad James, (& master) Broad Thomas Bryant John [& master] Bullocke Joseph Carne Joseph Carne Wm. jun. Carne Wm. sen. Cunday Henry (& master) Cunday John Davey Richard Dennis Richard Holmes Richard Klynack Thos. Richard Mabyn Thos. |
Matthews John Moyle Henry Penzance Tin Shipping Co. Richards John Rosewall James, sen. Stevens Wm. Tregarthen Francis, (& master) Holmes & Pengilly (harbour masters) STONE MASONS. Nicholas James, Quay-st Scott James, Park-corner SURGEONS. Berryman Wm. West-st Moyle Richard, East-st TAILORS AND WOOLEN DRAPERS Hewitt Rd. Chapel-st Richards Wm. jun. Chapel-st Richards Wm. sen. Chapel-st Rillstone Wm. East-st Rogers Robert, West-st TANNERS. Bolitho & Co. Cunnack R. & R. East-st TAVERNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES. Copper Tin & Fish, Wm. Weymouth, Chyandour Cornish Arms, Nic. Richards, East-st Dolphin, Rd. Holmes, Quay Duke of Cumberland, Wm. James, North-st Farmers’ Arms, W. Trythal, North-st Fire Engine, Eliz. Bodily, Green-mkt Golden Lion, Geo. Hennings, East-st London Inn, Saml. Weaver. North-st New nn, John Phillips, Quay-st Prince of Wales, J. Edwards, East-st Queen’s Head, Wm. Sleep, New-st Royal Oak, Jane Hawkin, North-st Ship, Jas Nicholas, Quay-st Ship & Castle, Rd. Oates, East-st Shoulder of Mutton, Alice Richards, Green-market Star, [hotel] Frs. Vigurs, East-st Three Tuns, thos. Smith, Chyandour Three Tuns, Wm. Farquharson, Green-market Turk’s Head, T. Holloway, Chapel-st Union, [hotel] W. Pearce, Chapel-st |
TIN SMELTERS. Bolitho & Co. WATCH & CLOCKMAKERS. Harvey Andrew, Market-place Shortman Samuel, East-st Vibert John P. Market-place WINE & SPIRIT MERCHTS. Allen Wm. Green-market Davy Wm. East-st Symons A. Green-market Wolf Lemon, Chapel-st Miscellaneous. Harvey John & Thos. woolstaplers, East-st Nicholas Uter, whitesmith, Park-corner Richards John, coal & timber merchant, Chapel-st Richards Wm. land surveyor, Abbey-street Small Wm. plumber & brazier, Market-place Stephens Jno. rope-mkr, Chapel-st Tonkin Uriah, tinplate arkr, East-st CARRIERS CAMBOURN. Woolcock & Co. & Joseph Pascoe, west-st, daily FALMOUTH. Woolcock & Co. & Joseph Pascoe, west-st, daily HELSTON. Jos. Pascoe, west-st, daily ST. JUST. James Murrish, from the Golden Lion, every Tues Thurs & Sat. TRURO. Woolcock & Co. daily COACHES from the union hotel. FALMOUTH. The Royal Mail, every morn at eight, & returns every aft at 2. TRURO. The Regulator, every Tues, Thurs & Sat mornings at nine, and returns every Mon, Wed & ri aft at two. TRADING VESSELS to and from penzance and london. Amity, John Heath. Fame, Thomas Barns. Grace, James Rosewall. Happy Return, Wm. Woolcock. to and from penzance and bristol. Bristol Packet, Wm. Richards One and All, James Read. A Packet to the Scilly Islands every Fri. and returns the following Tuesday. N. B. All Parcels for this conveyance to be left at the Dolphin. |
2 Agnes is thought to be a typographical error for Angus
IS a borough town, situated on the north-west shore of Cornwall, adjoining the Bristol channel, in the hundred of East Penwith. St. Ives is a place of great antiquity, deriving its name from Iia, a religious woman, who came hither from Ireland about the year 460. It is now a very populous sea-port, It is uncertain when this town was first denominated a borough; it was fully incorporated by Charles the First, in the year 1639, which charter of incorporation was procured by Sir Francis Bassett, then member for St. Ives. This charter extended its influence over the whole parish of this name. The body corporate consists of a mayor, twelve capital burgesses, and twenty-four inferior burgesses; but a charter granted by James the Second, in the year 1685, the body corporate consists of a mayor, recorder, 11 capital burgesses, and an indefinite number of inferior burgesses. Four of these are justices of the peace, and hold a sessions; the mayor is coroner pro tempore. By the charter of Charles, the mayor acted as a justice of the peace for one year after the expiration of his mayorality; the senior burgess possessed the same authority; but by that of James, the judicial power was placed under the restrictions that have been mentioned; and the right of voting extends to all the inhabitants paying scot and lot. Entering the town from Redruth, it has a very respectable and pleasing appearance, all the houses being handsomely covered with slated roofs, and in general well built; but on descending into the town, the streets are narrow, irregular, and ill paved. the church is an ancient gothic structure, built about 400 years ago. There are also chapels for the methodists and calvinists. A school, on the Lancastrian system was founded in 1821, by Sir Christopher Hawkins, M. P., and is entirely supported by him. the pilchard fishery is the principal support of the town; the season commences in July, and continues till the latter end of November; the mode of taking them is by the seine and drift nets. There are 80 seines in St. Ives, each seine, with boats and materials thereto, is worth about £400; and also 40 drift boats with nets, each boat and nets worth about £120. During the last season (1822) from the 10th of October to the 22d, about 3,400 hogsheads were taken, each hogshead containing 2,000 fish, all of which are cured and sent to the Italian markets. Our limits will not allow us to enter more at length into the manner of taking and curing the pilchard. The market day is on Saturday. The fair is on the Saturday before Advent Sunday for cattle. The population of the borough is 3,526.
POST OFFICE, Elizabeth Martyn, Post Mistress. The post to Marazion leaves every evening at eight, and arrives every afternoon at four.
CUSTOM HOUSE. Harry Wm. searcher Bingston Frs. clerk to the collector Jenkyns Francis, landwaiter Stephens Augustus, collector Tremearne Thos, comptroller Weane Thos. surveyor AGENTS. Bamfield Daniel & Co. (ship, & to the underwriters at London, Liverpool & Plymouth) Fore-st Hocking amp; Co. (ship, & commercial) Fore-st Pearce Rd. (admiralty) Penzance ATTORNEYS. Halse & Hichens Tresidder W. E. W. High-st BAKERS. Chellew John, High-st Hancock Josias, Fore-st BOOT & SHOEMAKERS. Curnow Matthew, Fore-st Jenkyn Thos. Fore-st Oliver Henry, Fore-st CONSULS [VICE] Bamfield Daniel & Co. (for the Brazils, Norway, Portugal & Sweden) Fore-st Marrack Alexander, (for France, Hanover & Spain) Penzance Millett Leonard, (to the Netherlands, for St. Ives and mount’s Bay) Marazion Pearce Richard, (for Prussia,) Penzance CORN MILLERS. Chellew john, sen. Martin Aaron, Stennack Quick Richard, Stennack FIRE OFFICE AGENTS. County, J & W. Bazeley, Market-pl Royal Exchange, James Halse FISH CURERS. Bamfield Daniel Bolitho Thos. & Wm. Penzance Bryant James |
Carne Wm. Penzance Hocking Joseph Jennings Richard Kimpthorne Elizabeth Thomas Kitty Tremearne Thos. jun. Wearne Roger Wedge John Williams Richard GROCERS &c. Adams Francis, Fore-st Cooper Thos. Fore-st Kelley Samuel, Fore-st Ninnes Isaac, (& ironmonger) Fore-st Try Ann, Fore-st Wearne Roger, High-st Wedge John, Chanchy IRON FOUNDERS. Harvey & Co. Hayle LINNEN DRAPERS. Bazeley John & Wm. Market-place James Phillip Earl, Market-place MERCHANTS Bamfield Daniel & Co. Fore-st Harvey & Co. Hayle Hocking Joseph, Fore-st SEINE OWNERS. Bamfield Daniel Bazeley William Berriman Arthur Bryant William Carne William Corgor [Cogar?] William Hocking Joseph Jenkyns Elizabeth Quick Benedict Quick John Richards Charles Stevens Richard Tonkin William Tremearne Thomas Trewhella William Wearne James Wearne John Wearne Roger SHIPWRIGHTS. Daniel James, Shore |
Daniel john, Shore Doble Robt. Wharf Matthews Thos, Shore Willey Henry, Shore SPIRIT DEALERS. Row Thos. Shore Thomas Kitty, Fore-st SURGEONS Patrick David, Fore-st Yonge Walter TAVERNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES. Blue Anchor, Edw. Quick, Fore-st Commercial, H. Sampson, Fore-st Dolphin, Mary Williams, Chanchy Duke of York, T. Harry, Market-pl George and Dragon, John Hodges, Market-place Globe, Robt. Doble, Wharf Golden Lion, M. Chelew, Market-pl Golden Lion, Sam. May, Market-pl Hotel, Mich. Baragwanath, High-st King’s Arms, M. Morton, Market-pl Ship a Ground, Jas. Daniel, Wharf Shipwright’s Arms, Rd. Jennings, Chanchy Sloop, Mary Williams, Wharf Star, Elizabeth Martyn, Fore-st Victory, John Richards, Fore-st TIN PLATE WORKERS. Johns Robert, Market-pl May Francis, High-st WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS Stevens John, High-st West William, tregenna-place Miscellaneous. Row Henry, sail maker, Shore Thomas William, & Co. rope makers, Warren Trezise Betsey, druggist, Tregenna place CARRIERS FALMOUTH. J. Nicholls, ev. Monday PENZANCE. Josias Bancock[?], daily REDRUTH. J. Nicholls. every Monday TRURO. J. Nicholls every Friday |
Name of Mine | Name of Purser |
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Bottallack | Wm. Cornish |
Consolidated Mines (St. Ives) | Rbt. Bennett |
Levant | John Batten |
Wheal Chance | John Williams |
Wheal Edward | John Thomas |
Wheal Music | Matthew Mayles |
Wheal Reeth | Jas. Halse |
Wheal Rose | Fras. Retallack |
Wheal Spearn | — |