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By the Church Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Hanoosh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Brenda
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Hidden : 5/19/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A black magnetic nano cache near All Saints Church, Harston.

GPS device was not showing great accuracy when I placed the cache - use the hint!

Please make sure it goes back exactly where placed. It is not in the Churchyard, on the Church boundary or on private land.

FTF by Discovery Team.

Can park next to cache or as per cache GC2QY00 - By the Greene.

A brief description of the church from Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire 1929:

"The church of All Saints is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of five bays, north transept or chapel, aisles (the south aisle being considerably narrower than the north), north porch and an embattled western tower containing 4 bells; the tenor bell, cast by Austen Bracker, bears an inscription to that effect, the lettering being oddly reversed: there is a piscina at the east end of each aisle and a rood screen and rood of picturesque design; the corbels in the church are quaint and of outstanding interest in the north transept are a few interesting remains of 15th century glass : the pulpit is of the Late Decorated period the interior of the church was restored and reseated in 1870 and an organ was placed in the church in 1883: there are 240 sittings. The register dates from the year 1686."

Update from Benjw1:

Thought you might be interested in an update on the church bells, which have changed since your description taken from Kelly's Directory in 1929. The tower now contains a ring of six bells, which were newly cast in 1937 by Taylor's of Loughborough, one of the two remaining bell foundries in the UK (the other is Whitechapel). The old tenor bell (i.e. largest bell) of the ring of four bells, cast by Austen Bracker in c.1550 has been retained in the tower as it is of historical interest, and the other three bells were sold to the foundry for scrap metal. The new tenor bell is of comparable size to the old one -- just under half a ton. The bells are recognised locally as being pleasant to listen to and easy to ring.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung ner lbh jnvgvat sbe?

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)