THE HALSETOWN INN

In 1831 The Halsetown Inn was completed with the size of the large workforce in view, and on the 29th December that year a Mrs Catherine Hodge was appointed the first ‘Landlord’ of this newly erected commodious hotel. She had formerly been the landlady of the George and Dragon Inn opposite the Market House in St Ives.

The Inn soon became popular with the local tin-miners and also, too, sumptuous quarterly ‘account’ dinners of the mining adventurers took place. In a report dated 26th February 1856 we are told that ‘at the Wheal Margaret meeting, held at the Inn, a dividend of £8 per share was declared’.