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Church Micro 2458 Bedingfield St. Mary Traditional Cache

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Occoldcrisps: Checked in the rain today and does appear to be missing. So will revisit in the dry and replace if needed 🥴

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Hidden : 1/19/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of caches, mainly Church Micros, which can be done by road in a day. The area is very rural and is suitable for a cycling trip.

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FTF Simalie74 - Well Done !



This is a pretty church with an unclear history. The tower is certainly an early one, but earlier still might be the curious round window in the south nave wall beside it. The tracery is clearly Victorian, and the whole thing may be; but the splay inside suggests a Saxon origin, so perhaps the Victorians uncovered it, and restored it to use.

This is a light church, and the range of good 19th and 20th century glass enhances this and fills it with colour as well. Most striking is the lush Morris and Co glass of 1929 in the south of the nave.

Perhaps the most exciting survival at Bedingfield is the set of terribly mutilated bench ends towards the west of the nave. These are in such poor condition that they generally don't appear in the guide book. One of the 17th century benches includes the carved name Bond, perhaps a churchwarden. The mixture of medieval and early modern work is very atmospheric, haunting reminders of the people of the past who had sat here.

The font is an elegant 14th century octagonal one, panelled with tracery patterns and reset on a collonade. It suits this pretty church perfectly.

This listing contains excerpts from Simon Knott's excellent website www.suffolkchurches.co.uk , with grateful thanks. If anyone would like to expand this Church Micro numbered series please do by contacting sadexploration via www.geocaching.com so that he can keep track of the church numbers and names to avoid duplication.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrnir ab fgbar ha-ghearq

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)