Capstan Directly to North East of the Cataclews Fish Cellars is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Capstan.

Capstan Directly to North East of the Cataclews Fish Cellars

WRENN ID
third-railing-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Capstan
Address
Capstan Directly to North East of the Cataclews Fish Cellars, St. Merryn
OS grid reference
SW 871 758
Coordinates
50.54389, -5.00497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The capstan, dating from the early 19th century, is located directly to the northeast of the Cataclews Fish Cellars in St Merryn, Trevose Head. It is made of cast iron and has a circular shape with a ribbed waist, a curved base, and a slightly domed cap. This capstan was likely used in connection with the nearby fish cellars to the southwest and is positioned at the top of the slip leading down into Onjohn Cove.

Local climate

Capstan Directly to North East of the Cataclews Fish Cellars sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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