3 and 4, Quay Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1974. House. 1 related planning application.

3 and 4, Quay Street

WRENN ID
gilded-ember-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1974
Type
House
Address
3 and 4, Quay Street, Penzance, TR19 6PL
OS grid reference
SW 469 264
Coordinates
50.08396, -5.53821
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 3 and 4 Quay Street date from the early 19th century. They are built of coursed granite with a slurried slate hipped roof. The two-storey building has three windows, with the central window being blocked. The windows are sash windows without glazing bars. There are two plain doorways located centrally. The buildings are included on the list for their group value, contributing to the character of the surrounding area which includes Nos. 1 and 2, and The Mousehole.

Local climate

3 and 4, Quay 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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