Description

LUDGVAN LUDGVAN CHURCHTOWN
SW 53 SW
8/38 7 headstones against east wall of
- south aisle of Church of St Paul
GV II
7 headstones. 6 of them C18, one to the Davy family circa 1860. Granite or elvan
monoliths, round or square headed.
The 3 on the left (south) have inscriptions within shields.
Left stone : RD, died 1338 aged 73 and RP, died 1767 aged 25.
Second from left : WD, died 1754 aged 44.
Third from left : JOAN THE WIFE OF -D and CD died 1769 aged 29.
Fourth and fifth from-left are indecipherable.
Sixth from left : H DAW died 1748 aged 38 and HD.
The right hand stone is elvan and inscribed to : R Davey, G Davey and Catherine Davy
died 1860 aged 79. All related to Sir Humphrey Davy, the inventor of the miners'
safety lamp.

Listing NGR: SW5053033027

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613013

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings