Church of St Gulval is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1950. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St Gulval

WRENN ID
waiting-buttress-furze
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1950
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Gulval, Penzance, TR18 3BB
OS grid reference
SW 484 317
Coordinates
50.1324, -5.52112
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Gulval is a Grade II* listed building located in Gulval, Penzance. It features a nave, north and south aisles, a chancel, a west tower, and a south porch. The west tower, completed in 1440, consists of three stages and lacks buttresses. The northern parts of the church are new, while the southern parts have been heavily restored. The church underwent restoration in 1858, 1885, and 1892. Notably, the font is adorned with angels holding shields.

Local climate

Church of St Gulval sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2014
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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