Time for a short walk Mystery Cache
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The starting point for this cache is Stretton Church, just off Junction 10 of the M56.
The actual cache is located at
N OS° IM.IET
W MI° SN.INM
But you will have to work which numbers correspond to the letters.
The cache is a small tupperware container.
Initial Contents
Tweety Tazo
Bottle opener
Yo-yo
Wade polar bear
Cross brooch
Phone dangly
Keyring
Kitty with a bug TB
St Matthew's Church
The new church dedicated to St Matthew was built between 1826 and 1827 in the reign of George IV as a Chapel of Ease to Great Budworth.
It replaced the Oratory of St Saviour which stood in Lower Stretton.
The Architect was Philip Hardwick, and it provided seating for 250 people. It was described as an "un-inspiring Gothic structure with a tower". It was consecrated by Bishop Blomfield in 1827, together with burial ground.
In 1859, the second incumbent, Richard Greenall commissioned Mr. George Gilbert Scott, the famous architect, to build a chancel at St. Matthew's at a cost of £1,700.
After Richard died in 1867, with George Gilbert Scott again as the architect, the church was rebuilt as a memorial to him. It was rebuilt in red sandstone and has a wooden roof tiled with Westmorland slate. It was also found necessary to rebuild the tower. The cost was shared between Richard’s widow, Eliza and her brother, Mr. Thomas Henry Lyon, at a cost of £5,000 .
The Lychgate is the main entrance to the churchyard. On the front roof beam is carved "I am the Resurrection and the Life". The name comes from an old English word meaning "corpse" and is where the parish priest used to receive the coffins and read part of the burial service. St Matthew's lychgate is built of Cheshire stone with a heavy oak roof and slates. Some lychgates have benches at the sides as seats. It was donated in 1889 by Mrs. Edith Grace Lyon, a member of the well known local family in memory of her brother William Stewart Branker. The dedication plaque is under the roof.
The road opposite the Church, used to be the main road from Warrington to Northwich. In the 1970’s Junction 10 of the M56 was built making it redundant and it is now a quiet cul-de-sac leading to the Stretton Fox.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gnxr lbhe gvzr jvgu Z nf 0 naq gur greenva pna or cevpxyl fb gnxr pner.
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