Portreath Harbour Including Slipway to South South West
PORTREATH HARBOUR INCLUDING SLIPWAY TO SOUTH SOUTH WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328173
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Portreath Harbour Including Slipway to South South West
- Statutory Address:
- PORTREATH HARBOUR INCLUDING SLIPWAY TO SOUTH SOUTH WEST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328173
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Jun-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Portreath Harbour Including Slipway to South South West
- Statutory Address 1:
- PORTREATH HARBOUR INCLUDING SLIPWAY TO SOUTH SOUTH WEST
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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:
- PORTREATH HARBOUR INCLUDING SLIPWAY TO SOUTH SOUTH WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portreath
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 65464 45501
Details
In the entry for
PORTREATH SW 64 NE
1/227 Portreath Harbour
GV II
the address shall be amended to read:
PORTREATH Portreath Harbour including slipway to south south west
and line 8 of the description: 'a gated slipway at the south west corner' shall be amended to read: 'a gated slipway at the south south west side'.
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PORTREATH SW 64 NE 1/227 Portreath Harbour
GV II Harbour. 1760 to 1860's. Killas and slate rubble and dressed granite blocks. Outer harbour and 2 basins in line, on north-west/south-east axis. The harbour, begun in 1760 and improved in 1778-81 and 1824, has curved sides formed by excavated natural rock with a short outer bullnose on the north side and a long curved pier on the south; the bullnose, of granite blocks, has on its outer side a flight of steps secured by iron staples; the pier is mostly of large dressed granite blocks but patches of earlier vertically-set rubble masonry are visible at a low level; a gated slipway at the south-west corner probably belongs to the last phase of building in the 1860's. At the inner end a short passage with slotted sides leads to the "new basin" begun in 1800 for the accommodation of up to 25 vessels: this is rectangular, 280 feet long and 95 feet wide (approx. 80x30 metres), with side walls of large kIllas and slate rubble with some patches of dressed granite blocks, and a recessed flight of steps at the north-west corner. Another passage at the inner end opens into the "inner basin" of 1846, 200 feet long and 100 feet wide (approx. 60x30 metres), which has side walls of large dressed granite blocks, a flight of steps at the north-west corner, and a slipway in the centre of the inner end. History: developed on lease by the Basset family, for the import of coal and export of copper and tin ores, and linked to the inland mining areas by tramroad up the Portreath Incline (q.v.). Reference: Michael Tangye Portreath (1968).
Listing NGR: SW6546445501
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 66783
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Tangye, M, Portreath, (1968)
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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