Harbour Walls Comprising Walls to South of North Quay, to East of the Strand and to North of South Quay, Slips and Pier on North East of South Quay
HARBOUR WALLS COMPRISING WALLS TO SOUTH OF NORTH QUAY, TO EAST OF THE STRAND AND TO NORTH OF SOUTH QUAY, SLIPS AND PIER ON NORTH EAST OF SOUTH QUAY, HARBOUR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1211797
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Harbour Walls Comprising Walls to South of North Quay, to East of the Strand and to North of South Quay, Slips and Pier on North East of South Quay
- Statutory Address:
- HARBOUR WALLS COMPRISING WALLS TO SOUTH OF NORTH QUAY, TO EAST OF THE STRAND AND TO NORTH OF SOUTH QUAY, SLIPS AND PIER ON NORTH EAST OF SOUTH QUAY, HARBOUR
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1211797
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Harbour Walls Comprising Walls to South of North Quay, to East of the Strand and to North of South Quay, Slips and Pier on North East of South Quay
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARBOUR WALLS COMPRISING WALLS TO SOUTH OF NORTH QUAY, TO EAST OF THE STRAND AND TO NORTH OF SOUTH QUAY, SLIPS AND PIER ON NORTH EAST OF SOUTH QUAY, HARBOUR
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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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HARBOUR WALLS COMPRISING WALLS TO SOUTH OF NORTH QUAY, TO EAST OF THE STRAND AND TO NORTH OF SOUTH QUAY, SLIPS AND PIER ON NORTH EAST OF SOUTH QUAY, HARBOUR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Padstow
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9190775456
Details
PADSTOW HARBOUR, Padstow
SW 9075-9175
8/81 Harbour walls comprising walls to
south of North Quay, to east of the
Strand and to north of South Quay,
slips and pier on north east of
South Quay
GV II
Harbour walls. Gradually built up after the construction of the north pier (qv) in
circa 1534. The harbour was deepened and the piers rebuilt in circa 1854. Slate
stone rubble walls laid in horizontal and vertical courses in front of the South
Quay, the Strand and the North Quay with slipways on the south, south west and north.
The south pier extends northwards from the South Quay and the north or jetty pier
(not included in listing) was added in 1931 in reinforced concrete and stone rubble.
The port of Padstow was already of some importance in the C13 and C14. In 1584
Norden described it as 'the best haven on the north part of the shyre' and in 1602
Carew wrote of Padstow 'a town and haven of suitable quality for both (though bad)
are the best that the north Cornish coast possesseth'. During the C16 the chief
exports were fish, tin and west country cloth and during the C17 slates were of
considerable importance.
Access to the port was considerably aided in 1829 when the Padstow Harbour
Association was formed to improve the entrance, setting up the Capstans at Stepper
Point and in 1844 the Padstow Harbour Commission was established to regulate and
improve the harbour.
Rawe, D and Ingrey, J Padstow and District. 1984
Listing NGR: SW9190775456
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 396313
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Rawe, D R, Ingrey, J, Padstow and District, (1984)
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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