Mutton Cove Harbour and Pier is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1975. Harbour, pier.

Mutton Cove Harbour and Pier

WRENN ID
forbidden-soffit-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP: Luke Pollard (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1975
Type
Harbour, pier
Address
Mutton Cove Harbour and Pier, James Street, City of Plymouth
OS grid reference
SX 452 539
Coordinates
50.36511, -4.17707
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Mutton Cove Harbour and Pier consists of harbour walls and pier walls, likely built in the late 18th century, with the pier dating from the early to mid-19th century. The structure is made of stone rubble, featuring large blocks and dressed granite copings and steps, along with iron bollards and stanchions. The original harbour is enclosed by retaining walls on three sides, and includes a stone jetty that extends for about two-thirds of the seaward side from the east. Additionally, there is a later T-plan stone pier that projects seaward to the east. Both the harbour and the pier have recessed flights of steps, and the pier is equipped with many original cast-iron stanchions and a surface made of granite setts.

Local climate

Mutton Cove Harbour and Pier sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 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 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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