had made their way to St Ives to seek shelter from the storm which had dispersed the Spanish fleet. They were captured by the English warship ''Warspite'' of Sir Walter Raleigh leaking from the same storm. The information given by the prisoners was vital to learning the Armada's objectives.

Later history

Pedn Olva Mine, a former copper mine, at Pedn Olva Point adit, operated in St Ives before 1911, when

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