II*Church · listed 1991Church of St Clement (methodist )On the list as Church of St Clement (Methodist)Photo: Elizabeth Scott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
History of Mousehole · Historic England
Old homes in Mousehole: 66% built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical town, Mousehole has 5 times the share. Historic England lists 111 buildings inside Mousehole’s built-up area, 2,037 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town.
Listed buildings
111
2,037 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
66%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Mousehole in 5 photos and old views
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Clement (Methodist)Grade II* listed
Harbour Piers and WallsGrade II* listed
Keigwin Little KeigwinGrade II* listed+2See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Mousehole from 1910 to 1930
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1910
c. 1930Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Mousehole’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
111 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I4 Grade II*107 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Mousehole
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1950Harbour Piers and WallsPhoto: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 1950Keigwin Little KeigwinPhoto: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1970The Old Standard
Historic streets
Gurnick Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Gurnick Street5 listed
Brook Street3 listed
Cherrygarden Street3 listed
Duck Street3 listed
Fore Street3 listed
Of the 111 entries, 38 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Mousehole’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas97
Inns, shops & warehouses8
Churches, chapels & priories2
Public & civic buildings2
Walls, gates & bridges1
Street furniture1
97 entries (87%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
107 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 107 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bay ViewBill and Biddy's Craftman ShopChurley's CottageChy an MorClementineCliff HavenCliff HouseCommander England LimitedCorner Cottage and ToastCorner HouseCottage Occupied by Mrs Wakfer and Cottage Adjoining to EastEast CottageEven KeelFairmaids CottageFern CottageFishing Gear Store Noah's Ark Studio North Studio Owl's Nest Porth Enys Flats Treganza Studios Watebury Worths StudioGarage Premises Adjoining North of Seagulls CottageGothic HouseGroup of Stores Facing Nos 4 to 8 (Even)Guillemot Mole CottageGwylan HouseHarbour CottageHarbour OfficeHarbour StudioHarley CottageHowldrevalJamaica CottagesJouster's CottageK6 telephone kioskKent HouseLamornaLoon BennettMill CottageMill LeatMount Zion Methodist ChurchMousehole CenotaphMr Clary's CottageMr Gartrell's Workshop and No 6Mr Grenfell's WorkshopPenderPhoenixPilots CottagePremises Occupied by W Quick and Son, Pam's Pantry and Flats AboveQuay Cottage and Seagulls CottageQuaysideRegent HouseSt Clement's HouseStella MarisTara and Rose CottageThe Barbery StudioThe Kellan Including Gurnick Cottage at RearThe Lobster Pot Cafe and HouseThe Mill HouseThe MouseholeThe Net Loft (Cottage Occupied by Mr J H Oliver)The Ship InnThe StudioThe Wheel HouseThy MarghasTrewillVine CottageVyvyan TerraceWesley HouseWestward HoWharf CottagesWharf CottagesWharf House and Store underWilliam Fisher GalleryYe Old Market House1 and 2, Carn Topna1 and 2, Grenfell Street1 and 2, Quay Street1 and 2, Trembath Place1, 2, 4 and 5, Florence Place1, Chapel Street1, Cherrygarden Street1, Treen Lane10 Brook Street10, Duck Street10, Fore Street11-17, Chapel Street12 and 14, South Cliff13, Keigwin Place16-20, Duck Street2, Cherrygarden Street3 and 4, Quay Street3, Grenfell Street3, Gurnick Street3-5, Cherrygarden Street34, Gurnick Street36 and 38, Gurnick Street4 and 6, Fisherman's Square4, 6 and 8, Duck Street4, North Street4, Wesley Square4-8 Vivian Terrace, Including 6 Brook Street, Vivian Place40, Gurnick Street5-7, North Street6 and 8, Fore Street6, Gurnick Street7 and 9, Mill Pool7, Brook Street7, Fore Street8 Brook Street8 and 10, Virgin Place8, Keigwin Place9 and 11, Old Quay Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 67% of Mousehole
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Mousehole 197017 ha
17 hain conservation areas, of 26 ha inside the built-up area.
111 of the 111 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Mousehole’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1974
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1974 · 871970 · 19
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1950. 87 came in 1974, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
66% of Mousehole’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
66%
Before 1900
1.3%
1900–18
2.3%
1919–29
2.3%
1930s
3.5%
1945–54
4.5%
1955–64
8%
1965–72
5.8%
1973–82
2.3%
1983–92
1.3%
1993–99
3.5%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
MouseholeEngland & Wales
66% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 8% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Mousehole
In brief
Mousehole in brief
More of Mousehole’s homes are old than in most places: 66% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 111 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970.
Most entries on the list, 87%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1974, when 87 of the 111 went on the list. Beyond that, Joseph Trewavas (1835) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Mousehole’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Mousehole?
Historic England lists 111 buildings inside Mousehole’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 107 Grade II.
Which street in Mousehole has the most listed buildings?
Gurnick Street (5), Brook Street (3) and Cherrygarden Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
How many conservation areas are there in Mousehole?
1, covering about 17 hectares of the town. The largest is Mousehole.
When were Mousehole’s buildings listed?
The first in 1950; the most, 87, in 1974.
Are there old photos of Mousehole?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1910 to 1930, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Mousehole?
66% of homes were built before 1919 and 71% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Mousehole has no History Grade.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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