18-21, Morrab Place is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1974. Terrace of houses. 3 related planning applications.

18-21, Morrab Place

WRENN ID
iron-zinc-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1974
Type
Terrace of houses
Address
18-21, Morrab Place, Penzance
OS grid reference
SW 471 300
Coordinates
50.11652, -5.53791
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 18 to 21 Morrab Place is a terrace of tall houses dating from the early to mid 19th century. The buildings are constructed of granite ashlar, with No 18 being stuccoed. Each house features five flat pilasters that extend from the ground to the eaves and stands three storeys high, with two windows each. The windows are sash style with glazing bars, and the doorways are plain. Notably, No 19 has an open porch supported by granite columns and an entablature. The terrace is topped with a slate roof and has a panelled eaves soffit.

Local climate

18-21, Morrab Place 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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