Description

ST LEVAN PENBERTH COVE
SW 42 SW
8/193 Windlass
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GV II

Windlass (capstan windlass for hauling fishing boats up the beach). Circa mid - late C19 possibly a replacement or remodelling of an older structure. Coursed granite rubble walls with some dressed granite including a reused C17 chamfered stone as a bearing stone. Predominantly wooden windlass with iron fastening top bearing is in a long beam carried on 2 granite piers. These piers are all that remain of what must have been more complete enclosure walls. The capstan itself is in good condition and complete.
The capstan was operated by 8 men.

Listing NGR: SW4025522704

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26431443

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings