The Old Harbour Pier and Walls is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1950. Pier, wall.

The Old Harbour Pier and Walls

WRENN ID
veiled-grate-dock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1950
Type
Pier, wall
Address
The Old Harbour Pier and Walls, Penzance
OS grid reference
SW 464 285
Coordinates
50.10248, -5.54676
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Harbour Pier and Walls, dating from before 1435 and rebuilt in that year, features massive granite rubble construction. The pier has a slightly curved plan with a wall on part of the seaward side, creating a picturesque appearance. There have been various later alterations to the structure.

Local climate

The Old Harbour Pier and Walls 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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