Holme Priory Multi-Cache
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East Holme is a small village which is situated about half way between Wool and Wareham in Dorset, England. The village is sprawled around a large house called Holme Priory.
The South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth runs through the village and, although the train does not stop, the village contains one of only a few of the remaining manned gate crossings. These have become particularly rare in the area. East Holme is also fortunate to contain the church of St, John the Evangelist standing rather apart from the rest of the village. The footpath across the park to the church is signposted and crosses in front of the priory, a fine late 18th century house, built on the site of a former, small Cluniac priory. Following the dissolution the Priory church survived as the parish church until 1715. A new parish church was built in 1865 to the designs of John Hicks, and is one of his more elaborate churches. Now it has a faintly seedy air, which somehow suits this fine example of high Victorian taste. Built from local materials - dark brown heathstone quarried close by, with a Purbeck limestone roof, and Purbeck Marble shafts inside. The parking co-ords are for the entrance to the priory which lead to the church. Please do not block the entrance. If you approach from the opposite side of the ford take care after heavy rain as it gets very deep and cars have been known to get towed out! You can park up and walk across a bridge to get to the church. If you park at the given co-ordinates the walk is ½ Mile from car back to car. The co-ordinates will take you to the church of St John the Evangelist where you will find a bench in Memory of Jeanette abcd-efgh The co-ords for the cache are at – N50 c (a-e). (c-a) (h+a) (c+h) W002 (e-a) (f-e). (g-e) (h+c) (e+a) If you walk through the gate by the cattle grid and keep to the path it will lead you to the church. Please do not do this cache after daylight. The final cache is a 35mm film-pot. Some stealth may be required and please leave the cache as found. The cache has been moved a couple of feet so we have not altered the final co-ords. The hint has been amended to allow for this. Thank you Well done Team Beavo on being FTF
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