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

Description

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SW 4730 5/100

PENZANCE WHARF ROAD Former Penzance lifeboat house

(Formerly listed as Old Lifeboat House)

II

Former lifeboat house, now in commercial use. 1884.

MATERIALS: Square coursed granite with ashlar dressings, slate roof.

EXTERIOR: Single-storey rectangular shed with double doors (modern), under a replaced lintel. Three-light oriel with granite mullions over door, flanked by terracotta roundels with the RNLI crest. Coped gable with kneelers, arched bellcote with ball finial. Long elevation with three square-headed small-paned windows.

HISTORY: The lifeboat was kept at Penzance from 1803-1917 and in this building 1885-1917. It is one of the best surviving examples in Cornwall.

Listing NGR: SW4750330264

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