Ledgerstone of Thomas and Joan Martyn Close to North Wall of Churchyard 3 Metres to East of West Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Ledgerstone.

Ledgerstone of Thomas and Joan Martyn Close to North Wall of Churchyard 3 Metres to East of West Gates

WRENN ID
lone-cobalt-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Ledgerstone
OS grid reference
SW 915 754
Coordinates
50.54131, -4.94358
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a ledgerstone commemorating Thomas Martyn, who died in 1719, and his wife Joan, who died in 1748. The ledgerstone is made of large rectangular slate and has been reset as a headstone. The inscription features a deeply engraved round-topped panel with curved shoulders, along with a central rectangular panel. The lettering is in upper and lower case with serifs. The memorial is adorned with leaf scroll friezes and relief carvings of angels' heads at the corners. The stone is broken into two parts and is located close to the north wall of the churchyard, 3 metres east of the west gates.

Local climate

Ledgerstone of Thomas and Joan Martyn Close to North Wall of Churchyard 3 Metres to East of West Gates sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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