Category: Geology

  • Soaprock and porcelain on the Lizard

    Soaprock and porcelain on the Lizard

    The simple act of pouring boiling water into a cup belies a complex history; the origins of which partly lie in a stretch of coastline between Mullion Cove and Pentreath on the Lizard peninsular and the subsequent manufacture of Soft Paste Porcelain. For it was from these Serpentine cliffs during the 1680’s that samples of…