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St. Agatha's Church Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/29/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Although a lot of people notice St. Agatha's, probably on their way into the Cascades car park, I think very few take the time to have a look around the small gardens. They're a bit neglected, but especially striking in spring when the whole area is covered in cherry blossom. The cache is not accessible by wheelchair, but it's only a few metres from the path so prams and pushchairs are fine.

You're looking for a small tupperware box. Cache contains just a logbook, camera, pen and pencil so you should be covered. Take a photo!

St Agatha’s, Landport, is an historic church in the Landport district of Portsmouth. Originally situated in an area of extreme deprivation, today it stands proudly alone, the "Cathedral of the car parks" in the city’s shopping district. A magnificent building, it replaced a much simpler mission church. The church was built due to the inspirational leadership of Father Robert William Radclyffe Dolling, an Irish Anglo-Catholic priest whose social conscience lead him to fight against a range of domestic ills for his impecunious parishioners. At the same time he was able to charm astonishing amounts of money out of the wealthy residents of nearby Old Portsmouth. The inside was equally sumptuous but the intensity of the ritual lead to a row with the Bishop of Winchester. His successor Father Tremenheere continued to beautify the interior until 1914 when another long serving incumbent arrived. Father C.W Coles was to serve the parish through two world wars until 1954 when the last service was held. For the next 40 years it became a naval store until the Traditional Anglican Communion took it over for a form of worship very similar to that originally provided by Dolling. It is also used for concerts, but faces an uncertain future as its locale is developed as part of the "Northern Quarter" initiative.

Fun fact: the reason the outside windows are so high is that it used to adjoin other buildings - indeed, the trellis on one side can be seen to conceal these places.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jvguva gur gerrf, va gur onfr bs bar bs gurz.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)