Droitwich- St Augustine Traditional Cache
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This is one of a series of four caches placed near to the parish churches of Droitwich. The caches can either be done separately or as pleasant walk around Droitwich to combine all four. There is ample parking in the town centre or limited parking close to each of the cache sites
Droitwich Spa is a Worcestershire town of about 25,000 people. The parish embraces virtually the whole of the town, and the four Anglican churches, originally separate parishes, now form one single team that relates to the town as a whole. Droitwich Spa is about 5 miles north of Worcester, and 20 miles south of Birmingham. A Brief History There was a Roman settlement in Droitwich by around 200 AD, mainly on the slopes of Dodderhill where St Augustine's Church now stands. The main basis for this settlement was salt-mining which has supported the local economy from Roman times through until the mid twentieth century. It is also the most frequently mentioned town in the Doomsday Book The town today Many old buildings are visible around the town centre among which are three medieval, and one Victorian, buildings - the Church of England churches St Augustine's Church - The Church on the Hill Dodderhill is the oldest site of any of the Droitwich Churches. There was a Roman fort on this hill, and there were an Anglo-Saxon churches on this site, first a wooden one, and then a stone building. Work started on the Norman Church around 1180 AD and the building was completed around 1220AD. One of the medieval rectors was Thomas Cantilupe, who later became Bishop of Hereford. He was later canonised as St Thomas of Hereford was. In this period there was also a hospital near the church, and the monks who ran it worshipped in St Augustine's. After the dissolution of the monasteries the living passed into private hands. Its location, however, was to bring disaster during the Civil War. In 1646AD Parliamentarians were billeted in it, and in the Royalist attack the church was fired, and exploding armaments destroyed the nave and south transept, and severely damaged the rest of the building. In the early 18th century, the tower and south transept was rebuilt, using the masonry from the damaged building, but the tower was now located over and as part of, the south transept. In a late Victorian re-ordering, new stained glass windows were added. The tower contains a fine peal of eight bells, and visiting groups often come to ring them. The cache is a 35mm film cannister containing log sheet. Please bring a pencil to record your visit Please trade/swap with equivalent or better- thank you Congratulations to cagney37 on FTF
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