Roundwood Quay

ROUNDWOOD QUAY

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1159174
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1986
List Entry Name:
Roundwood Quay
Statutory Address:
ROUNDWOOD QUAY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1159174
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1986
List Entry Name:
Roundwood Quay
Statutory Address 1:
ROUNDWOOD QUAY

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

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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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ROUNDWOOD QUAY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Feock
National Grid Reference:
SW 83883 40369

Details

SW 84 SW FEOCK 2/17 Roundwood Quay

GV II

Quay. Trading site since at least The Iron Age but present structure is circa late C18. Slatestone rubble with granite quoins and copings linked by iron staples. Situated at the head of a peninsula between Cowlands Creek and Lamouth Creek. Polygonal loading area with retaining quay walling to north, east and south east and south sides. 6 loading bays. Walling is mostly vertically-set drystone rubble alternating to south walling with shorter sections with horizontal coarsing. Loading bays have side walls with horizontally coursed rubble and cobbled ramps between. At south end of east wall is flight of granite steps. Roundwood Quay in the C18 was used to ship copper and tin ore from Chacewater and North Downs mines. Vessels up to 300 tons were able to moor alongside at the lowest tides. Information from 'Roundwood Quay on the River Fal' by R.C. Curtis.

Listing NGR: SW8388340369

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63305
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Sources

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Curtis, R C, Roundwood Quay on the Fal, ()

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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.

Ordnance survey map of Roundwood Quay

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