Church Micro 3541...Upper Wield Multi-Cache
Hidden : 3/30/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

St James Church, Wield
Wield consists of two settlements, Upper Wield, with the church, and the smaller Lower Wield. The church of St James stands near a bridleway which once formed part of the ancient thoroughfare from Winchester to Odiham. Built about 1150, at the instigation of Henry de Blois who as Bishop of Winchester founded and beautified many churches. It is a perfect example of the small type of Norman Hampshire church
 


The church is of mid- to late-12th century, see the round-arched Norman doorways and the Norman chancel arch. It consists of nave, chancel, and a weatherboarded bell-turret which contains a bell from the 15th century (cast by Roger Landen about 1448 at Wokingham). The bell-turret was built after the western tower was found unsafe in 1810 and removed. The exterior of the church is of flint covered with plaster and the tiled roof is thought to have been thatched originally. The beautiful alabaster monument depicted is of 1617. There was a general restoration of the church in 1884-5.

The nave windows date from the 12th century but were altered and enlarged at the beginning of the 15th century
Wall paintings were uncovered during restoration work in 1932. Three layers of different periods have been found, the earliest probably from the end of the 13th century, the latest from the 17th century consisting of the Commandments

The monument pictured above is on the south side of the altar is to William Waloppe, Esq., and his third wife, Margery, who outlived him. He died at the age of 84 without issue. He came of an ancient Hampshire family that was already established in Saxon times. In fact the plaque on the monument appears to tell us more of his illustrious uncle Sir John Waloppe than of himself. William Waloppe (usually spelt Wallop) was M.P. for Lymington, High Sheriff of the County, and Mayor of Southampton.

In 1591 Queen Elizabeth visited the village in order to call upon him in his newly built mansion house on the green. In his will he allotted £50 to be spent on his tomb, mentioning "my own white armour" in which he is shown. Dame Margery lies at his left hand, wearing a detailed costume, including a large ruff “a la Reine Bess”

Now to the cache
From the given co-ordinates go to N51 08.670 W001 06.225 where you will find the grave of LT Cdr Earl Spencer
Use the dates as ABCD – EFGH
The cache can then be found a short distance away at
N51 08. D(B-C)(H-G)
W01 06. (F-H)(D-C)C


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs Gerr, oruvaq SC fvta

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)


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