Walls to North West Side of Penrose Road is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1994. Retaining wall. 2 related planning applications.
Walls to North West Side of Penrose Road
- WRENN ID
- heavy-frieze-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1994
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Walls to North West Side of Penrose Road, Helston, TR13 8TP
- OS grid reference
- SW 660 276
- Coordinates
- 50.10253, -5.27288
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This retaining wall is likely from the 18th century and is situated on the north-west side of Penrose Road in Helston. The wall is constructed of whitewashed rubble with tarred coping stones. There is a break in the wall approximately midway, allowing for vehicular access. The whitewashed walls characteristic of Helston represent a surviving local building tradition and are a distinctive feature of the town.
Local climate
Walls to North West Side of Penrose Road receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2012
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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