Halifax Minster Traditional Cache
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The cache is not in the grounds or boundary fence of the Minster and is a Nano so please bring your own pen. There is a car park adjacent to the site of the cache and the train station is close by.
There has been a church at Halifax for about 900 years. The Minster, formerly a Parish Church until 23 November 2009, was completed by about 1438. It comprises a nave, chancel and full-length aisles, and is thought to be the third church on this site, but it includes stonework from earlier periods. There are a few carved chevron stones, which date from before 1150, and several 12th century tomb-covers in the porch. Windows of the Early English style in the north wall are replacements of originals dating from the 14th century. After the completion of the present nave and chancel, several additions were made. The tower was erected between 1449 and 1482; and the Rokeby and Holdsworth Chapels - originally chantry chapels - were completed by about 1535. Jacobean box pews are a prominent feature of the Minster, and most of those in the nave date from 1633-5. A small portion of medieval stained-glass survives in the upper westernmost clerestory window, which was removed from other windows in the mid 19th century. The Puritans who were prominent in the town in the 17th century, thought stained glass with its ‘images’ was an abomination. The large west window in the tower is a late 19th century reconstruction of a Commonwealth window dating from 1657, but contains no original work. The great east window of the church depicts the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus, and was completed in 1854. The remaining glass in the Minster dates also from the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Further details are available on www.Halifaxminster.org.uk
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