The Hosken Flour Shop of 1891. About 1905 it became a dairy.
The centre window features a milk cow.
William J Hosken's Shop
Halfway along Hayle Terrace is a lovely little shop, proudly built in 1891.
It is well designed in fine grey granite, design motifs similar to those on the
Devon and Cornwall Bank in Market Place, Penzance, designed by James Hicks in 1889
and I would venture to suggest it is by one and the same man.
This was not erected for a business that was not already thriving.
If checking the 1914 directory, you will see that it was then owned by William J Hosken of Carwin Farm.
Tracking back, discover that Loggans Mill was built by William Hosken of Carwin Farm in 1852.
William J Hosken (farmer) was son of Samuel Hosken (Miller and Grocer),
in 1881 William J Hosken was Miller, Merchant and Farmer employing 48 men and 23 'girls'. Trading as W Hosken and Son.
In 1891 at 23, Hayle Terrace lived William J Clemence Flour Shop Assistant, who may have been a part of the staff.
It would appear that the building was erected as a flour shop, later becoming a dairy until after 1914.
The coloured glazing over the windows and doors have designs in lead cames,
showing farm scenes, predominantly dairy produce, perhaps, but no hint of flour produce.
So, who was William J Hosken? He in 1890 joined business ventures with Richard Trevithick and J S Polkinghorne miller of Truro.
They soon became HTP, owned much property, and then acquired a store in Foundry Square to manufacture their Cornubia Biscuits.
They ran their own steamships, which berthed at their own canal and quays, near St George's Hall. Loggan's Mill closed 1930.
Raymond Forward
