Mullion Lifeboat Station was located at the harbour and hamlet of Mullion Cove (Cornish: Porth Melin), part of the village of Mullion, which sits on the west coast of the Lizard Peninsula, overlooking the eastern side of Mount's Bay, approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of the town of Helston, in Cornwall.
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Mullion Cove, or Porth Mellin, is a small community on the West Coast of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England, and on the eastern side of Mount's Bay. The Cove forms part of the parish of Mullion, and is accessible by road from Mullion village, 1 mile to the northeast, and also via the South West coast path. It lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The cove is 5 miles south of Porthleven and 14 miles southeast of Penzance by sea. It is 6 miles south of Helston by land and 13 miles southwest of Falmouth by land. In 1937, a 2-mile stretch of the coast from Mullion Cove to Predannack was preserved for the nation with the help of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England and the National Trust.
The cove is partly protected from the strong winds and ocean currents in the region by Mullion Island or, which lies about 720 yards offshore to the southwest.
Occupancy of the Mullion Cove goes back several hundred years, but in the early 1800s, it had three working Grist Mills, including "Criggan Mill, Mullion Mill Farm", and by the Census of 1841 the Cove had several working fish cellars, net lofts and two thatched cottages.
Until the early 20th century, it had a thriving inshore pilchard seine fishing industry, was part of the Mounts Bay Fishery and also had an abundant history of crab, lobster and crawfish fishing using traditional Cornish methods with locally manufactured withy pots.
Between 1890 and 1892, and between 1895 and 1897, a harbour of two stone piers, mostly made from granite, serpentine and elvan with a concrete core was constructed with the financial help of Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock for both coastal protection and to provide support and an economic base for fishermen, local farmers and local traders at a time when agriculture was going through a depression. Viscount Clifden was the largest landowner in the parish of Mullion. In 1928 the harbour, island, and fish cellars were bought from Viscount Clifden by Montague Meyer. By 1944 the harbour required extensive maintenance and repair. In 1945, 12 acres including the harbour and island were given by the Meyer family to the National Trust, which took on necessary repairs. The Trust still has ownership, control and responsibility for maintenance.
In October 1984, three locations within the harbour area were granted Grade II Listed status. The list includes:
the two harbour walls or piers
the net loft, listed as a "harbour cottage"
and the nearby Winch House.
All are listed under the Planning 1990 for their special architectural or historic interest. About 300 yards to the east of the Cove, and visible from the approach road to the harbour, is a mill listed as "Criggan Mill" which was given Grade II Listed status in January 1980. It is one of three mills which were last known working together in the Cove in the mid 1840s.
The coastal environment has long been adversely affected by storms, sea level rise and climate change, and evidence shows that damage has occurred on an increasingly dramatic and costly level, most recently in the period from 2011 to present. Beginning in 2003 the National Trust indicated that "Mullion Cove may not stand the ravages of the sea much longer."
A survey in 2006 threw doubt on the future of the harbour.
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Mullion Island is an uninhabited island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is approximately half a mile offshore from Mullion Cove, 1 mile in circumference and the highest point is 118 feet above sea level. It forms part of the Lizard Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is within the Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Mullion Football Club is a football club based in Mullion, Cornwall. They are currently members of the St Piran League Premier Division West and play at Clifden Park.
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Mullion is a civil parish and village on the Lizard Peninsula in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nearest town is Helston approximately 5 miles to the north.
Mullion civil parish encompasses the church town and four smaller settlements: Mullion Cove and Predannack to the southwest; Trewoon and Meaver to the east. Mullion is bordered by the parishes of Gunwalloe and Cury to the north, Grade-Ruan to the east, Landewednack to the south, and by Mount's Bay to the west. The parish also includes Mullion Island, a uninhabited island approximately half a mile offshore from Mullion Cove. The island is home to large colonies of seabirds and is owned by the National Trust.
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St Mellanus church is a Grade I listed parish church in Mullion, on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England. The present building dates primarily from the 15th and early 16th centuries and includes a west tower, north and south aisles, and a south porch. The church is primarily known for its early 16th-century carved oak bench ends, combining Gothic and Renaissance decorative forms.
A lifeboat station was established at Mullion by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1867. After 41 years of operation, Mullion Lifeboat Station closed in 1908.
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