Droitwich- St Andrews 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.
Please return the cache contaner to the exact same location
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 Andrew's Church
Stands on the corner of Droitwich High Street and St Andrew's Street, is opposite the old town hall in this oldest part of the town.
Parts of the building are Norman; the church underwent significant rebuilding in the 1920s as a result of subsidence, which had made the tower dangerous, so that it had to be removed.
The church contains a number of memorials, most noticeably that of Captain Norbury, whose family vault lies in Dodderhill churchyard. He was a naval officer, who distinguished himself by his service in the West Indies, and also served as an envoy from George I to the Court of Morocco, and was engaged in negotiations to free slaves.
The cache is a magnetic nano, you will need to bring your own pencil/pen and may need pin or tweezers to remove the log sheet.
Stealth is required at this site as it is very public and in view of street CCTV, please replace the cache with care.
Congratulations to Dobunnis on FTF
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