Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. A Georgian Piers and lighthouses. 1 related planning application.
Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses
- WRENN ID
- third-sentry-soot
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1952
- Type
- Piers and lighthouses
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subjected to a Minor Enhancement 31 May 2024 to amend details in the description, name and address and reformat the text to current standards
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Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses
(Formerly listed as Harbour wharfs and piers including the two light-houses (one disused))
4.6.52.
II*
Smeaton's Pier to the north east of the harbour was built between 1767 and 1770, designed by John Smeaton. In the design the attractive squat lighthouse at the end of this pier is of coursed granite ashlar, octagonal form on large square plinth, domed metal roof and iron railed balcony. It is largely used as a lighthouse.
Smeaton's Pier was lengthened 1888- 90 and at its head is a small octagonal lighthouse. Including the West Pier which was erected in 1894 for shipping roadstone from a local quarry. Also including the harbour wharfs along north and west harbour, ramped walls and slipways.
Listing NGR: SW5208840784
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