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
- Address
- Former Penzance lifeboat house, Wharf Road
- OS grid reference
- SW 474 302
- Coordinates
- 50.11862, -5.53358
- Source
- Historic England listing
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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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