Sticker, Cornwall
Encyclopedia
Sticker is a former mining village in south Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It lies in the parish of St Mewan
. The nearest town is St Austell
three miles (4.5 km) to the north-east.
being installed in the 1790s. By the nineteenth century, the mine was employing over 250 people, producing not only tin
, but copper
, lead
, and some silver
. Two smaller mines to the west, Ventonwyn and Hewas Water, worked alongside Great Hewas. The last of these mines ceased production in 1926, though the chimney of Ventonwyn engine house is still a local landmark.
, founder of Methodism
, preached at Sticker in August 1785, when the Methodist theologian Adam Clarke
was one of the circuit ministers for the village. A Methodist chapel in the nearby settlement of Lower Sticker was built by miners in their spare time in 1836. An additional chapel was built in Sticker itself in 1876.
An Anglican church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street
in 1848/49, but was presumably never built. The current St Mark's Mission Church was designed by James Piers St Aubyn
and opened in 1877. St Mark's is effectively a chapel of ease
for the parish church at St Mewan.
One of the oldest establishments in the village is the Hewas Inn, formerly the Great Hewas Inn, which was rebuilt in 1825 and is now a Grade II listed building.
. As a result, Sticker now has around 450 homes, a population of about 1150 and an electorate of around 850. It has a local shop and post office and a regular bus service to St Austell, Truro and the surrounding villages. The Village Hall is maintained and run by Sticker Village Association. St Mark's church and the Methodist chapel also have community halls.
David Tremlett
, the conceptual artist, was born in Sticker.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It lies in the parish of St Mewan
St Mewan
St Mewan is a civil parish and village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village is approximately one mile west of St Austell. It is a small settlement, comprising the parish church, rectory, a school and nearby farms...
. The nearest town is St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
three miles (4.5 km) to the north-east.
Great Hewas Mine
In 1785, Sticker was described as "a new place" and it seems that the village began as a settlement for workers in the Great Hewas Mine on its western outskirts. Great Hewas was known to have been worked in the eighteenth century, a 45-inch Boulton & Watt pumping engineWatt steam engine
The Watt steam engine was the first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum...
being installed in the 1790s. By the nineteenth century, the mine was employing over 250 people, producing not only tin
Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...
, but copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
, lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
, and some silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
. Two smaller mines to the west, Ventonwyn and Hewas Water, worked alongside Great Hewas. The last of these mines ceased production in 1926, though the chimney of Ventonwyn engine house is still a local landmark.
Village history
John WesleyJohn Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
, founder of Methodism
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, preached at Sticker in August 1785, when the Methodist theologian Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke was a British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar, born in the townland of Moybeg Kirley near Tobermore in Ireland...
was one of the circuit ministers for the village. A Methodist chapel in the nearby settlement of Lower Sticker was built by miners in their spare time in 1836. An additional chapel was built in Sticker itself in 1876.
An Anglican church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex.- Life :Street was the third son of Thomas Street, solicitor, by his second wife, Mary Anne Millington. George went to school at Mitcham in about 1830, and later to the Camberwell collegiate school, which he left in 1839...
in 1848/49, but was presumably never built. The current St Mark's Mission Church was designed by James Piers St Aubyn
James Piers St Aubyn
James Piers St Aubyn , often referred to as J. P. St Aubyn, was an English architect of the Victorian era, known for his church architecture and confident restorations.-Early life:...
and opened in 1877. St Mark's is effectively a chapel of ease
Chapel of ease
A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently....
for the parish church at St Mewan.
One of the oldest establishments in the village is the Hewas Inn, formerly the Great Hewas Inn, which was rebuilt in 1825 and is now a Grade II listed building.
The village today
Since the 1960s, large numbers of bungalows and housing estates have been built in and around the village, which lies within commuting distance of St Austell and TruroTruro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
. As a result, Sticker now has around 450 homes, a population of about 1150 and an electorate of around 850. It has a local shop and post office and a regular bus service to St Austell, Truro and the surrounding villages. The Village Hall is maintained and run by Sticker Village Association. St Mark's church and the Methodist chapel also have community halls.
David Tremlett
David Tremlett
David Tremlett is a Cornish sculptor, installation artist and photographer. He currently lives and works in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, Great Britain.- Biography :...
, the conceptual artist, was born in Sticker.