 He constructed a harbour there, and it was completed in 1826 at a cost of £22,000.In 1827 a prospectus for a railway was published by him; the railway was to run from the West Road at St Austell to Pentewan Harbour; the West Road location was on the cartage route from the clay pits.Tenders for the construction of the line were invited on 26 September 1829.