Albert Pier is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 2003. Pier. 3 related planning applications.
Albert Pier
- WRENN ID
- haunted-cobble-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 2003
- Type
- Pier
- Address
- Albert Pier, Penzance, TR18 2LL
- OS grid reference
- SW 477 303
- Coordinates
- 50.11978, -5.53047
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Albert Pier is a harbour pier built in 1845 and extended in 1853. It is constructed of granite ashlar and features a long straight design that curves at the southern end into the harbour. The outer side of the pier has a raised wall, while the inner side includes recessed steps. The pier was renamed in 1846 after Prince Albert landed there. It is part of a notably complete group of harbour structures in Penzance.
Local climate
Albert Pier sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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