Greenbank Quay is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1996. Quay walls. 1 related planning application.
Greenbank Quay
- WRENN ID
- fossil-storey-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1996
- Type
- Quay walls
- Address
- Greenbank Quay, Falmouth, TR11 2SR
- OS grid reference
- SW 805 335
- Coordinates
- 50.16131, -5.07367
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Greenbank Quay is a quay wall dating from the 17th century located in Falmouth. It is constructed from vertically-set drystone killas rubble with granite copings secured by iron cramps. There is some granite ashlar in the 19th century rebuilt section at the southernmost point. The quay features three flights of dressed granite steps and has a tapered peninsular shape with rounded corners. On the inland side, there are two original recessed flights of steps, while the wall has a serpentine plan beside the outer flight. Additionally, there is a later flight of steps, likely from the early to mid-19th century, leading down to a 20th-century concrete slipway on the seaward side. This quay is one of the earliest in Falmouth and remains virtually complete, contributing to the town's development as a significant port.
Local climate
Greenbank Quay receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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