Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1143383
Date first listed:: 04-Jun-1952
List Entry Name:: Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses
Statutory Address:: Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1143383
Date first listed:: 04-Jun-1952
List Entry Name:: Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses
Statutory Address 1:: Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses

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District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: St. Ives
National Grid Reference:: SW5208840784

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This list entry was subjected to a Minor Enhancement 31 May 2024 to amend details in the description, name and address and reformat the text to current standards

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Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses

(Formerly listed as Harbour wharfs and piers including the two light-houses (one disused)) 4.6.52.

II*

Smeaton's Pier to the north east of the harbour was built between 1767 and 1770, designed by John Smeaton. In the design the attractive squat lighthouse at the end of this pier is of coursed granite ashlar, octagonal form on large square plinth, domed metal roof and iron railed balcony. It is largely used as a lighthouse.

Smeaton's Pier was lengthened 1888- 90 and at its head is a small octagonal lighthouse. Including the West Pier which was erected in 1894 for shipping roadstone from a local quarry. Also including the harbour wharfs along north and west harbour, ramped walls and slipways.

Listing NGR: SW5208840784

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Legacy System number:: 68910
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.