Church Micro 2190 Saint Catherine's Church Multi-Cache
Church Micro 2190 Saint Catherine's Church
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A lovely old Church with wonderful views.
Original cache description by the late Westwoods 2: The Church dates probably from about the middle of the thirteenth century. There is, in the Diocesan Records, mention of a Nicholas de Hylium in 1263 but he may not have been the first incumbent. It is improbable that the first rectors were resident. There were 12 rectors between 1340 and 1437 and they probably came to the small church from some other Courtenay living. In 1288, the Church and rectory were assessed at £4 a year. The first known resident rector is John Keet, rector 1538 - 1569, who, in his will of 1564, describes himself as parson of Whitestone and desires to be buried in the chancel of the church. The chancel is the oldest part of the Church and is divided from the nave by a large arch which often indicates earlier work. Most of the Church, however, was reconstructed in the fifteenth century. As Sir Philip Courtenay's arms are in the window of the South aisle, it is probable, as he died in 1406, that the reconstruction took place in his lifetime or in the years following his death. In 1662, at the restoration of Charles II, the churchwardens represent the Church and Churchyard as in decay, with no surplice for the parson. It is known that soldiers from the Parliamentary Army, before the battle of Torrington, robbed the Church. The above co-ordinates are for the car park(room for no more than 2 cars). My part: To find the cache, enter the churchyard and find the values for the letters in the clues below. Firstly, just inside the gate near the postbox, find the war grave of Private P. Birch from the Royal Army Medical Corps. His service number was ABC37 at the age of D years (two digit number). On the opposite side of the path to Private Birch is the grave of Samuel Albert Hole. He died on BE/0F/1933. Finally, continue to the rear of the church. Near the porch there is an ornate sundial which is still very impressive, but must have been even more stunning when it was new. The sundial has G sides. The cache is then located a short distance away at: N 50° (E x 11) . (G / E) (F + B) (F - B) W 003° D . (C x A) A Apologies if these are not spot on. The tree cover has always been an issue around this church but the cache is not in the church grounds nor on the same side of the lane. If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list.
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