Mill Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1974. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Mill Cottage

WRENN ID
fallen-flue-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1974
Type
Cottage
Address
Mill Cottage, Grenfell Street, Penzance, TR19 6RP
OS grid reference
SW 468 263
Coordinates
50.08279, -5.53942
Source
Historic England listing

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

Description

Mill Cottage dates to the early 19th century. It is constructed of whitewashed granite rubble, with a slurried slate roof. The cottage is one storey high with a basement, and has two sash windows without glazing bars. A central recessed doorway is accessed by steps with simple iron railings and area railings. Mill Cottage is included in the listing primarily for its group value, alongside Nos 1, 2 and 3, and also Nos 1 and 2 Trembath Place.

Local climate

Mill 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 — 3 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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