Well, it turns out that the mysterious stone/concrete circle on Merchant Curnow's Quay is the base of a World War 2 water tank for the temporary Fire Brigade that was grudgingly set up by the then district council at Penzance on the order of the government.
Water tanks were situated at useful points to top up the tenders in case mains water supply was disrupted by bombing, remember that during the war, Hayle still had a Power Station, a decent working harbour, and factories around the harbour doing important war work (including vital fuel additives for RAF)
It was sited at the east end of Hayle Causeway in what was later known as Blue Star Garage and is now a Tempest Photography factory.
Once the war ended, the district council rushed to disband Hayle's Fire Brigade, and the town has stated unprotected until now, when there are moves that could being a modern Fire Station to Hayle and revamp local services to improve cover and public safety.
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