Editing Port Isaac (section)

==Port==
Port Isaac's pier was constructed during the reign of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. A 1937 history said, "...Tudor pier and breakwater have now yielded to a strong new sea-wall balanced by an arm on the opposite side of the cove, and we do not doubt that the fishermen sleep more soundly in their beds on stormy nights."<ref>[[Arthur Mee|Mee, Arthur]]: ''Cornwall; The King's England''; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937, p.&nbsp;184.</ref> The village centre dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, from a time when its prosperity was tied to local coastal freight and fishing. Apart from the corn that gave the town its name,<ref name=odhams /> the port handled cargoes of coal, wood, stone, ores, limestone, salt, pottery and heavy goods which were conveyed along its narrow streets.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} Small coastal sailing vessels were built below Roscarrock Hill.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

The [[sardine|pilchard]] fishery began here before the 16th century and in 1850 there were 49 registered fishing boats and four fish cellars.<ref>Clegg, David (2005) ''Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly''. Leicester: Matador; pp. 63–64</ref> Fishermen still work from the Platt, landing their catches of fish, crab and lobsters. The historic core of the village was designated a [[Conservation Area (United Kingdom)|Conservation Area]] in 1971 and North Cornwall District Council reviewed this in 2008 with the endorsement of a detailed Port Isaac Conservation Area Appraisal document and a related Conservation Area Management Plan. The village has around 90 [[listed building]]s (all Grade II).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/cornwall/st+endellion#.VhbEJjZdHIV|title=Listed Buildings in Cornwall|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref>
[[File:PortIsaacLarge1.jpg|600px|thumb|center|Port Isaac viewed from the west]]