Dynamite! The History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle, a story cafe by Peter Channon | Cornwall Heritage Trust
Dynamite! The History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle, a story cafe by Peter Channon
Join Cornwall Heritage Trust at Hayle Rugby Club on Wednesday 8th Sept at 6.30pm for a talk about the History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle (Upton Towans).
Free Pasties and Refreshments
There will also be entertainment by the Celtic Fiddlers after the talk.
Cornwall Heritage Trust will be looking at the history of the location leading up to its part in the production of cordite for WW1, and how many local women had to undertake the hazardous production tasks. Dynamite was the modern replacement for gunpowder and is still in use today. Dynamite was a by product of nitro glycerine which was an extremely dangerous product to manufacture and use. The fact that a Cornish based company decided to set up a brand new facility on the Hayle Towans was a brave move as they had to design and build it from scratch, and also make it safe to operate.
The use of dynamite made mining far more productive and had many advantages over the former gunpowder which it eventually replaced. The Great War saw a need for military cordite and Hayle went on to produce this product until the plant closed in 1919.

About Peter Channon
Peter’s interest in dynamite started when he worked underground at South Crofty Mine, and his interest in aerial photography started as a hobby when he started flying. The hobby tuned into several decades of commercial flying, which also included aerial photography. Requests for talks followed and cover several subjects including Cornwalls historic past, and an in depth coverage of the Battle of Britain. The dynamite talk involves Peter’s own experience of use plus the history of production in Hayle with the added inclusion of his aerial views of the location.
Walk
A guided walk to accompany this talk will take place on Thursday 16th September at 2.30pm. Bookings for the guided walk will be taken on the evening of the talk.
How to BookTo register for a free place to attend the Story Cafe, please follow the link to book your ticket(s) :
The talk is in the rugby club (in the large main room so plenty of space). We have room for up to 100 people to attend and currently there is plenty of space available. Obviously we will be observing Covid-19 safety guidelines.
https://www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/story-cafes/
- Printer-friendly version
- Login or register to post comments
- Calendar
- Permalink
Contributions
- Angarrack Defibrillator Team (25)
- Angarrack Inn (336)
- Carol (15)
- Gail (1)
- GordonG (12)
- Hayle Development Group on Facebook (5)
- Hayle Harbour Authority (4)
- Hayle Town Council (5)
- louise (1)
- Lynne (79)
- Mal (1)
- Neil (22)
- Neils Garden Care (9)
- Russell (21)
- Secretary - Christmas Lights (108)
- Steve (3)
- webmaster (4899)
Event
Title | Created | |
---|---|---|
Mobile Library | Friday 24 Jun 2022 | 11 weeks 4 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 27 May 2022 | 11 weeks 4 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 29 April 2022 | 11 weeks 4 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 01 April 2022 | 11 weeks 4 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 04 March 2022 | 24 weeks 3 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 04 February 2022 | 24 weeks 3 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 07 January 2022 | 24 weeks 3 days ago | Event |
Dynamite! The History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle, a story cafe by Peter Channon | Cornwall Heritage Trust | 37 weeks 4 days ago | Event |
Hayle Pop-Up Innovation Centre - closes Christmas | 41 weeks 6 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 10 December | 41 weeks 6 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 12 November | 41 weeks 6 days ago | Event |
Mobile Library | Friday 15 October | 41 weeks 6 days ago | Event |
Similar across site
- Dynamite! The History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle, a story cafe by Peter Channon | Cornwall Heritage Trust
- History of Loggans Mill – Talk | Hayle Heritage Centre
- Circus Funtasia | Hayle Rugby Club | 1pm Saturday
- Circus Funtasia | Hayle Rugby Club | **SPECIAL OFFER** Wednesday all seats £7
- Circus Funtasia | Hayle Rugby Club | 7pm Thursday
Hayle and Angarrack news | Google
- Former patient joins Cornwall Air Ambulance in first charity football match - Planetradio.co.uk
- Hayle care home manager struggling to compete with rising wages - BBC
- Tom Butler and the search for Cornwalls 'Wildest Wave' - Carvemag.com - Carve Magazine
- Dog owner Guy Edwins, Falmouth sentencing moved for TT races | Falmouth Packet - Falmouth Packet
- Two women rescued after car falls into estuary in Hayle - Cornwall Live
- Truro burglary designer clothes, watches, jewellery stolen - Falmouth Packet
- Cornwall traffic and travel news for Wednesday, May 18 - live updates - Cornwall Live
- Cornwall traffic and travel news for Wednesday, May 18 - live updates - Cornwall Live
- Cornwall traffic and travel news for Wednesday, May 18 - live updates - Cornwall Live
- Cornwall traffic and travel news for Wednesday, May 18 - live updates - Cornwall Live
- Cornwall traffic and travel news for Wednesday, May 18 - live updates - Cornwall Live
- Holiday park bought by Cornwall Council to house homeless families has been empty for months - Cornwall Live
Similar events
- History of Loggans Mill – Talk | Hayle Heritage Centre
- 2019 Carnivals Ocean Court | Hayle Carnival
- Fun Dog Show and Stalls | NAWT
- "Reading The Cunaide Stone: 3D Technologies In Archaeology" by Tom Goskar | Hayle Old Cornwall Society
- "Prehistoric Industry Of Hayle & Surroundings- Recent Excavations At Trevassack Hill" James Gossip | Hayle Old Cornwall Society
Problems within 7km of Hayle | FixMyStreet
Hayle News
- Former patient joins Cornwall Air Ambulance in first charity football match - Planetradio.co.uk
- HAYLE TOWN COUNCIL AMENITIES COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY 26 MAY 2022 7.30 p.m. HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE Dear Councillor You a...
- Sadly, our filtration system has decided to breakdown at the last minute and consequently we will not be in a position to open o...
- *JOIN OUR TEAM!* We have exciting opportunities for a Swimming Pool Supervisor and Lifeguards to join our team on a seasonal ba...
- A post from Hayle Town Council
- Photos from Hayle Town Council's post
- Hayle care home manager struggling to compete with rising wages - BBC
- Tom Butler and the search for Cornwalls 'Wildest Wave' - Carvemag.com - Carve Magazine
Facebook - Hayle Town Council
- HAYLE TOWN COUNCIL AMENITIES COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY 26 MAY 2022 7.30 p.m. HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE Dear Councillor You a...
- Sadly, our filtration system has decided to breakdown at the last minute and consequently we will not be in a position to open o...
- *JOIN OUR TEAM!* We have exciting opportunities for a Swimming Pool Supervisor and Lifeguards to join our team on a seasonal ba...
- A post from Hayle Town Council
- Photos from Hayle Town Council's post
Facebook - Hayle and St Ives Police
- DO YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS?? Someone has sprayed this terrible graffiti on the wa...
- KEEP YOUR SHED AND GARAGE SAFE!!!! Although here in West Cornwall we live in a r...
- We have been asked to share this post. It serves as a horrific warning about the...
- http://m.westbriton.co.uk/Thieving-neighbour-lives-hell/story-26538405-detail/st...
- Serious RTC A30 Chiverton Cross. Witnesses sought after A30 collision, near T...
- Missing man Andrew Lambert found safe Found in Oxfordshire A man who went miss...