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Fish Cross
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Grade II* listed building · Historic England

Fish Cross

On the list as Celtic Cross Adjacent to the Town Hall

Listed Grade II* since 197155 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
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About Fish Cross

Fish Cross, listed as Celtic Cross Adjacent to the Town Hall, is one of 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Penryn and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 95 buildings in Penryn to be listed, on 22 September 1971, and its entry was last amended on 18 July 1994. It stands in the Penryn conservation area, designated in 1969, and over a scheduled monument, Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall. Within 400 metres are 178 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1187644↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Penryn · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

89 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

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IIBank House38 mII35 and 37, Higher Market Street41 mII12, Lower Market Street44 mII14, 14A and 16, St Gluvias Street46 mIIThe Manor House50 mII36 and 38, Lower Market Street50 mII11, 13 and 13A, Higher Market Street54 mII8 and 10, Lower Market Street57 mII18 and 20, St Gluvias Street57 mII40, Lower Market Street58 mII7 and 9, Higher Market Street64 mII6, Lower Market Street65 mII22, St Gluvias Street69 mII4, Lower Market Square72 mII3 and 5, Higher Market Street73 mII24, St Gluvias Street74 mII2, St Thomas Street78 mII26, St Gluvias Street79 mII2, Lower Market Street81 mII4, St Thomas Street81 mII23, St Gluvias Street83 mII1 and 2, New Street84 mII6, St Thomas Street86 mII8, St Thomas Street88 mII5 and 7, New Street89 mIIPenryn Methodist Church, Schoolroom and Attached Forecourt Walls90 mII1, Broad Street92 mII51, 53 and 55, The Terrace93 mII10 and 12, St Thomas Street94 mIITabernacle (New Life Christian Centre), Forecourt Walls and Railings94 mIIDolphin House96 mIIOld Fire Station100 mIIStoke House102 mII4, Broad Street102 mII14, 16 and 18, St Thomas Street102 mIIThe Kings Arms Hotel104 mII33 and 35, St Gluvias Street104 mIINo 9 and Attached Railings104 mII57, The Terrace110 mII11, New Street110 mII34, St Gluvias Street112 mII6, Broad Street113 mII5, Broad Street118 mII13, New Street120 mIIHornpipe Cottage121 mII20, St Thomas Street121 mII37, St Gluvias Street122 mII8, Broad Street123 mII22 and 24, St Thomas Street126 mII9, Broad Street128 mII15, New Street128 mII38, St Gluvias Street128 mII10, Broad Street129 mII65 and 67, The Terrace132 mIIMilestone to North West of No 67134 mII11, Broad Street135 mII12, Broad Street135 mII39, 39A and 41, St Gluvias Street136 mII17, New Street139 mII68 and 70, Lower Market Street140 mII26 and 28, St Thomas Street142 mII13 and 13A, Broad Street144 mIIDean House144 mII10, Chapel Lane146 mIIQueen Anne Cottage147 mII19 and 21, New Street147 mII29, St Thomas Street147 mII15, Broad Street147 mII72, Lower Market Street147 mII43, 45 and 47, St Gluvias Street148 mII16 and 18, Broad Street149 m
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Questions about Fish Cross

Is Fish Cross listed?

Yes. Celtic Cross Adjacent to the Town Hall is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1187644), first listed on 22 September 1971.

Can you visit Fish Cross?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Fish Cross in a conservation area?

Yes, the Penryn conservation area, designated in 1969.

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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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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