Brief history of Sticker - St Mewan, Cornwall
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  • Brief history of Sticker - St Mewan, Cornwall
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  •        Sticker is a small village set in rolling countryside about two miles west of St. Austell.   There are several derivations of the name, the earliest being Stikier, or Stekyer, believed to be from the Cornish "stockyer" meaning tree stumps - which, as the area was reputed to be forested - would make sense.   There is some evidence of the area being inhabited circa 200 BC to AD 300.       The village was at one time almost entirely dependent on mining, the last working mine closing in the early 20th century.   One engine house remains standing on the outskirts of the village.   Most mines produced black tin with some copper.       Paramor Methodist chapel at Lower Sticker was built by miners in their spare time in 1836.   It was further updated in 1859.                                                                                   Re-opening ceremony                                                                                                                 At that time there were over 100 dwellings nearby occupied by miners and their families - most of which have completely disappeared with the decline of the mining industry.   The nearby Sticker board school built in 1878 and used until 1961 still exists but is now a private house.   Another Methodist chapel was built at Chapel Hill in 1876 and the church of St. Mark in 1877.   The land on which the church stands cost £17 at that time!    St. Marks' Church       One of the oldest buildings is now the Hewas Inn, originally known as the Great Hewas Inn after the mine. It was devastated by fire in 1825 but was rebuilt.   There was a working forge in the village until the 1940s but it was demolished in 1983.   A Clapper bridge in Little Lane is reputedly the oldest in the parish.                    Clapper Bridge   There were several shops and inns but these have gradually disappeared to leave jus t one post office/shop, a hairdresser and the Hewas Inn.   The village hall in Retanning lane is an extension of the original reading room which was built in 1887.       Farming is carried on extensively around Sticker with the village itself now being mainly a dormitory for residents working in St. Austell and Truro.   There are, however, several small industrial type businesses in the village.       
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