Heaven's Above - St Mary the Virgin Mystery Cache
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Heaven's Above - St Mary the Virgin
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Another in the series, started by The Webbies, around rural churches. It involves searching for clues in the churchyard and a short walk to the final location. This church is said by some to be the finest in Warwickshire
There's no specific parking spot but there's room at the side of the road near the church. Please park with consideration for other road users.
This church is unsual in that the the tower was built in the fifteenth century but wasn't connected to the main body of the church until the nineteenth century.
Another claim to fame is that Robert Catesby, one of the chief conspiritors in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, is buried here. Born in Lapworth, his tomb lies just outside the church door.
To find the cache you'll need to anwer the following questions. Answers can be found on a stroll around the churchyard.
A - What was the date in June that Robert Hudson died
B - Richard Smith's age when he died minus the last two digits of the year he died - Note that there are two Richard Smiths buried here. Use the one that gives the lower number.
C - Second digit of age minus the first digit of his age when Arthur was killed in action.
D - RF Bonnick, who was in the RAF, died in 194?
E - George Hodges died in August 18?2
F - Helen Burden died in February 192?
G - Blanche Sandford was 5? years old when she died
The cache can be found at N52 A.BCD W001 45.EFG
Best approach is from the field.
FTF honours go to the Webbies. Well deserved since they started the series!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Obggbz bs gur gryrtencu cbyr sebz gur svryq fvqr.
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