Former Penzance lifeboat house is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1987. Former lifeboat house. 2 related planning applications.

Former Penzance lifeboat house

WRENN ID
carved-frieze-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1987
Type
Former lifeboat house
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Penzance lifeboat house, built in 1884, is now used for commercial purposes. It is constructed from square coursed granite with ashlar dressings and features a slate roof. The building is a single-storey rectangular structure with modern double doors beneath a replaced lintel. Above the door, there is a three-light oriel window with granite mullions, flanked by terracotta roundels displaying the RNLI crest. The gable is coped with kneelers and has an arched bellcote topped with a ball finial. The long side of the building has three square-headed small-paned windows. The lifeboat was housed in Penzance from 1803 to 1917, and this building specifically from 1885 to 1917, making it one of the best-preserved examples in Cornwall.

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