Newlyn Old Harbour removed from heritage at-risk register

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 07:32 · Archive

A 700-year-old Cornish harbour has been removed from Historic England's at-risk register after restoration work.

Newlyn Old Harbour, which has been used since the fourteenth century and became a key fishing port in the nineteenth, has been removed from Historic England's list of historic sites in poor condition. The restoration project took 18 months and cost £10,000, involving work to preserve the harbour's historic granite structures and nineteenth-century iron railings.

Nick Howell, a harbour commissioner, described the work as 'like an archaeological dig' and 'like a graveyard for old wooden boats'. Paul Durkin, chairman of Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners, said the restoration had 'given the Old Harbour a future as well as a past' and that historic vessels and community groups had ideas for events at the site.

Newlyn Old Harbour is among 20 sites removed from Historic England's at-risk register in the South West, whilst 43 have been added, including cairns on St Mary and Tresco, cloisters at Exeter Cathedral and a prehistoric settlement in Lundy off the north Devon coast.

How it is being reported

• Historic harbour removed from at risk registerNewlyn's Harbour is among sites removed from a list of historic sites in poor condition.BBC Cornwall · 5 Nov, 06:33
• 700-year-old Cornwall harbour removed from 'at risk register' after restorationA 700-year-old harbour in Cornwall has been removed from the Heritage at Risk Register after a major restoration project.Falmouth Packet · 5 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Newlyn Old Harbour · Cornwall · Historic England · Nick Howell · Paul Durkin

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