64 and 68, Fore Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1970. House.
64 and 68, Fore Street
- WRENN ID
- dim-trefoil-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1970
- Type
- House
- Address
- 64 and 68, Fore Street, Penzance
- OS grid reference
- SW 464 284
- Coordinates
- 50.1017, -5.54666
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 64 and 68 on Fore Street in Newlyn are early 18th-century buildings constructed from rubble with a slate roof featuring gable ends. They are one storey high with an attic. The first floor has sash windows, while the ground floor features two original two-light casements with glazing bars. There is a wide central recessed doorway with a panelled door. The buildings also include two late 19th-century dormers. At the rear, there is a picturesque yard with open outbuildings supported on rough granite pillars, which were formerly used as pilchard fishery stores. Nos. 68 to 74 (even), the Fisherman's Arms, No. 80, Quay Cottage, and Tonkins Cottage form a group.
Local climate
64 and 68, Fore Street 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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