Chyandour

Chyandour (Cornish: Chi an Dowr,[1] meaning "house of the water") is a small settlement within the town of Penzance in west Cornwall, United Kingdom.

[3] In 1760 when Thomas Bolitho arrived in Penzance from Penryn, the smelting works at Chyandour was run by the Praed family.

By the time tin production was at its maximum the business was run by the Bolitho family who lived in Coombe House, and in 1867 bought the estate at Trengwainton, Madron.

Wagon drivers would stop at the bank to collect their money before driving up Chyandour Coombe to the smelting works.

[6] Anthracite was brought in by sea, the ships landing on the beach near the mouth of the Chyandour Brook, which was outside the boundary of Penzance and hence they did not have to pay harbour dues.