The original St David's (Ramshorn) Church was built in 1720, but the current building was not erected until 1824 by Birmingham architect Thomas Rickman. The burying ground on the north side was one of the most fashionable burying grounds in the late 1700s and early 19th century.

David Dale, the cotton mill owner with a revolutionary attitude to his workforce, is buried on the site.

Dale's gravestone can be found halfway along the east outer wall of the yard (plot 113).

On the eastern side of the church tower is a memorial stone to John Anderson. Anderson was responsible for the Andersonian Institute which later became Glasgow's University of Strathclyde, who now own the Ramshorn.