Bandstand is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 2001. Bandstand.

Bandstand

WRENN ID
sunken-gutter-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 2001
Type
Bandstand
Address
Bandstand, Morrab Gardens, Penzance
OS grid reference
SW 472 299
Coordinates
50.11561, -5.53739
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bandstand, dating from the late 19th century or early 20th century, features a granite base and a cast and wrought-iron superstructure topped with a lead-clad canopy. It is octagonal in shape, with a rusticated granite base and an ornate cast-iron balustrade. Slender cast-iron columns support cast-iron spandrels and brackets at the eaves, holding up a hipped canopy that is adorned with an ornate open-work wrought-iron finial and wrought-iron cresting along the eaves. There are iron steps located on the east side. The bandstand is situated in Morrab Gardens, which were established in the grounds of Morrab House after a design competition held by Penzance Corporation in 1889, won by Reginald Upcher of London.

Local climate

Bandstand 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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