Falmouth King's Pipe Pasties
by Terri Waters
Title
Falmouth King's Pipe Pasties
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Terri Waters
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Attached to the Old Customs House in Falmouth, now a restaurant, and with the current Harbour Masters Office just a few doors away, this three-stage brick flue chimney was built around 1814 when the Customs House was relocated here from Admiralty House on Bank Place. What was then called the Town Quay was renamed Customs House Quay on its opening.
Smuggling was an important industry in Cornwall in the 18th century and early 19th century. The King's Pipe, the local name for the furnace, was used to burn contraband tobacco that had been illegally brought into the country by smugglers.
The tobacco would have been seized by the Customs officers on behalf of the King.
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July 26th, 2016
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