CUBS ROCK Traditional Geocache
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A 1lt plastic lock box.
View of St Mary's (Our Lady's) Church, Bloxham.
This Geocache was placed by the Scouts of 1st Bloxham Scout Group.
There has been a Scout Group in Bloxham since 1910 (2 Groups at times) and in the tradition of outdoor fun we have placed a number of Caches near the village including our other Cache placed at this time "Beavers Rule" GC46PWX
St Mary's Church
The Church of England parish church of Our Lady is one of the grandest in England. Its 14th century tower and spire is a local landmark and said to be the highest in Oxfordshire, at 198 feet (60 m).
The earliest surviving parts of St. Mary's building are 12th century but only fragments remain from this period. Parts of the nave are 13th century. In the 14th century St. Mary's was altered and ornamented with a great deal of fine stonecarving. In the 15th century the Perpendicular Gothic Milcombe chapel was added.
Fragments of Mediaeval wall paintings survive inside St. Mary's, including a Doom painting over the chancel arch and Saint Christopher over the north doorway. Remnants of 14th century stained glass survive in some of the windows.
In 1864–66 the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street restored St. Mary's. In 1868 Edward Burne-Jones created a stained glass window of St. Christopher in the chancel and in 1869 William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and Philip Webb created the east window.
The church tower has a ring of eight bells, including one cast in about 1570 and a tenor bell cast in 1648. St. Mary's benefice is now combined with those of Milcombe and South Newington.
In 1067 William the Conqueror granted St Mary's church and rectory estate to Westminster Abbey. In the 12th century Henry II granted patronage of the church to Godstow Abbey, which led Westminster Abbey to complain to the Pope. However, the Papacy allowed Godstow to retain the church provided it made an annual payment to Westminster Abbey.
With Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s Bloxham parish church returned to the patronage of the Crown, which granted it to Eton College in 1547.
At time of placeing the cache contained loads of swappables (mainly provided by the 1st Bloxham Scouts) and a Scout Navigator Trackable Geocoin.
Also Includes Special Badges for the FTF, First Geokid to find and one each for the first Beaver, Cub & Scout to find.
First to Find: Walk tall
First Geokid To Find:
Fist Beaver Scout to Find:
First Cub to Find:
First Scout to Find:
First Explorer to Find:
Please let us know if your involved in Scouting.
We have been visited by the folowing Sout Groups:
Witney (millerfamily73),
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