7 Headstones Against East Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Headstones.
7 Headstones Against East Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Paul
- WRENN ID
- knotted-moulding-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Headstones
- Address
- 7 Headstones Against East Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Paul, Ludgvan
- OS grid reference
- SW 505 330
- Coordinates
- 50.1447, -5.49313
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are seven headstones located against the east wall of the south aisle of the Church of St Paul in Ludgvan. Six of these headstones date from the 18th century, while one commemorates the Davy family and is from around 1860. The headstones are made of granite or elvan and have either round or square tops.
On the left side, the first three stones have inscriptions within shields. The first stone on the left is inscribed for RD, who died in 1338 at the age of 73, and RP, who died in 1767 at the age of 25. The second stone from the left is for WD, who died in 1754 at the age of 44. The third stone commemorates Joan, the wife of -D and CD, who died in 1769 at the age of 29. The fourth and fifth stones from the left are indecipherable. The sixth stone from the left is for H Daw, who died in 1748 at the age of 38, and HD.
The rightmost stone is made of elvan and is inscribed for R Davey, G Davey, and Catherine Davy, who all died in 1860 at the age of 79. These individuals are related to Sir Humphrey Davy, known for inventing the miners' safety lamp.
Local climate
7 Headstones Against East Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Paul receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% 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 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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