Breakwater, Adjoining Slipway and Retaining Walls
BREAKWATER, ADJOINING SLIPWAY AND RETAINING WALLS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1311214
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Breakwater, Adjoining Slipway and Retaining Walls
- Statutory Address:
- BREAKWATER, ADJOINING SLIPWAY AND RETAINING WALLS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1311214
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Breakwater, Adjoining Slipway and Retaining Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- BREAKWATER, ADJOINING SLIPWAY AND RETAINING WALLS
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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:
- BREAKWATER, ADJOINING SLIPWAY AND RETAINING WALLS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sennen
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 35060 26341
Details
SENNEN SENNEN COVE SW 32 NE 4/358 Breakwater, adjoining slipway and - retaining walls GV II Breakwater, including adjoining slipway and retaining walls. Datestone 1908 on breakwater. Built with money raised by public subscriptions raised by the "untiring efforts" of Colonel H.W. Williams of St Ives, J.P._. Unhewn rockfaced granite reinforced with concrete lacing on top the width of the- wall. Breakwater is of granite rubble with granite dressings. Retaining walls are of roughly-hewn vertically-set granite blocks. Breakwater is straight on plan with curved end to deflect the prevailing waves. At the landward end are adjoining retaining walls fronting a quay of former complex of fishery buildings (the present car park). A wide slipway runs at an angle down to the beach from this quay. The beach inside the breakwater is free of surface rocks, probably cleared when the quay was erected.
Listing NGR: SW3506026341
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 69895
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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