Abbey Basin Quays and Slipway is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 2003. Quay, slipway.
Abbey Basin Quays and Slipway
- WRENN ID
- tilted-gateway-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 2003
- Type
- Quay, slipway
- Address
- Abbey Basin Quays and Slipway, Penzance
- OS grid reference
- SW 474 302
- Coordinates
- 50.11825, -5.53371
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Abbey Basin quays and slipway are located in Penzance and date from the early to mid-19th century. The quays are made of dressed granite and are situated on the north, west, and south sides of Abbey Basin. There is also a slipway and granite bollards on the west side. The later causeway and the 1881 Ross Swing Bridge, which was rebuilt in 1981, on the east side of Abbey Basin are not included in this listing. Additionally, the 1900 dry dock on the south side and Abbey Warehouse on the west side are listed separately. This site is part of a notably complete group of harbour structures in Penzance.
Local climate
Abbey Basin Quays and Slipway 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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