Breakwater, Adjoining Slipway And Retaining Walls

The breakwater, along with the adjoining slipway and retaining walls, was completed in 1908. It was funded by public subscriptions, largely due to the dedicated efforts of Colonel H.W. Williams of St Ives. The structure is made of unhewn rockfaced granite, reinforced with concrete lacing on top of the wall. The breakwater consists of granite rubble with granite dressings, while the retaining walls are constructed from roughly-hewn vertically-set granite blocks. The breakwater is straight in plan with a curved end designed to deflect prevailing waves. At the landward end, the retaining walls face a quay that was part of a former complex of fishery buildings, which is now a car park. A wide slipway runs at an angle down to the beach from this quay. The beach inside the breakwater is clear of surface rocks, likely removed during the quay's construction.