Shell House to West of Prideaux Place is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Shell house.

Shell House to West of Prideaux Place

WRENN ID
plain-pillar-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Shell house
Address
Shell House to West of Prideaux Place, Padstow
OS grid reference
SW 912 755
Coordinates
50.54266, -4.94723
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Shell House, located to the west of Prideaux Place in Padstow, dates from around the mid-19th century. This shell house is currently overgrown, but it appears to have been built from brick with a plastered inner face. The roof has partially collapsed.

The structure has a rectangular plan, with two complete walls and part of a third wall still standing. It was likely open-fronted, with low seats arranged along the inner side of the walls. The exterior is largely obscured by dense foliage. Inside, much of the shell decoration remains, which was arranged in patterns on the plaster surface rather than covering the walls entirely. A variety of shells have been used to create shapes resembling flowers and a tree. The family motto, "toujours pret," is displayed on the rear wall.

Local climate

Shell House to West of Prideaux Place sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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  9. Footbridge Over Lane to Estate Yard and Flanking Walls Forming North End of Mock Fortifications to North East of Prideaux Place Grade II* 129 m
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