Harbour Walls Including East and West Wharfs, Inner Jetties and Main Pier

HARBOUR WALLS INCLUDING EAST AND WEST WHARFS, INNER JETTIES AND MAIN PIER, THE WHARF

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1208936
Date first listed:
22-May-1972
List Entry Name:
Harbour Walls Including East and West Wharfs, Inner Jetties and Main Pier
Statutory Address:
HARBOUR WALLS INCLUDING EAST AND WEST WHARFS, INNER JETTIES AND MAIN PIER, THE WHARF
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1208936
Date first listed:
22-May-1972
List Entry Name:
Harbour Walls Including East and West Wharfs, Inner Jetties and Main Pier
Statutory Address 1:
HARBOUR WALLS INCLUDING EAST AND WEST WHARFS, INNER JETTIES AND MAIN PIER, THE WHARF

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HARBOUR WALLS INCLUDING EAST AND WEST WHARFS, INNER JETTIES AND MAIN PIER, THE WHARF

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Porthleven
National Grid Reference:
SW6281625694

Details

SW6225
631-1/6/270
22/05/72

HELSTON
THE WHARF, Porthleven
Harbour walls including east & west wharfs, inner jetties and main pier

GV
II

Harbour walls and steps. 1811-1825. Extended 1855-1858. For
Harveys of Hayle. Some rubble walls but mostly built of large
granite blocks with large granite copings, some with original
iron cramps, others rusted away or replaced with stainless
steel cramps; several large granite bollards. Plan: inner and
outer harbours with retaining slots and hoisting derrick of
former barrier to protect inner harbour. Several flights of
granite steps and one slipway.
(Pascoe S N: The Early History of Porthleven: Redruth: 1989-:
8-20).

Listing NGR: SW6281625694

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
385569
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pascoe, S N, The Early History of Porthleven, (1989), 8-20

Legal

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

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