English China Clays Ltd – 7 plank N gauge

Special edition wagon produced by Peco and commissioned by Cheltenham model centre. This is the second run of this livery with a different running number to the original produced in 2019. China clay in the form of Kaolin deposits was discovered in Cornwall by William Cookworthy circa 1768. Hard paste was produced from the china clay for use in porcelain pottery and by 1910 Cornwall was producing half of the worlds China Clay. In 1919 English China Clays Ltd was formed when the 3 largest producers in the west country merged to form one company. ERA’s: 2 and 3