Quay Cottage and Seagulls Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1974. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Quay Cottage and Seagulls Cottage

WRENN ID
tired-chamber-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1974
Type
Cottage
Address
Quay Cottage and Seagulls Cottage, the Wharf, Mousehole, Penzance, TR19 6RT
OS grid reference
SW 469 261
Coordinates
50.08181, -5.53898
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Quay Cottage and Seagulls Cottage are 18th and 19th century cottages located on The Wharf in Mousehole. They are constructed from granite rubble, with Quay Cottage whitewashed. The roofs are covered in slate, with gable ends. The cottages are two storeys high with three windows. Seaside Cottage has later sash windows without glazing bars, while Seagulls Cottage has modern casements with diagonal glazing bars. There are two doorways, the one at Seagulls Cottage being modern and glazed. The cottages are listed for their group value, along with associated garage premises.

Local climate

Quay Cottage and Seagulls Cottage 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.
  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
  • 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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