Exhibitions
Charles Rashleigh, Charlestown and China Clay
2023 marks the bicentennial of the death of Charles Rashleigh who built Charlestown.
2023 marks the bicentennial of the death of Charles Rashleigh who built Charlestown in the late 18th century. Although initially built to ship tin and copper, Charlestown became one of the major clay ports in Cornwall. Learn more about the life of Rashleigh and his legacy in Charlestown.