Church Micro 3777…Great Cheverell Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/27/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a homemade micro sized cache situated outside the Churchyard. The Cache is only big enough for a log so you will need to bring your own pencil/pen. Tweezers may be required to extract the log.

St. Peter’s Church, parts of which can be dated back to the beginning of the 13th century, although its origins probably date back to the early 12th century, stands at the west end of Church Road, and occupies the highest point in the village. The first recorded vicar was Philip Imere, who was in post in 1307, his name heading a list of incumbents which can be found hanging in the nave close to the church entrance. In the early years the church would have been served by a visiting priest from Warminster College.

The original dedication was to St. Peter and St. Paul, but by 1705, it was dedicated to just St. Peter. On St. Peter’s day, 29th June, a village feast or revel was held, replaced nowadays by a flower festival, garden party or similar.

The construction of the church is a nave with a north chapel, a south porch and a west tower. The vestry is sandwiched between the chancel and the north chapel.

The construction of the chancel with flint and greensand boulders might suggest a possible 11th century origin, however, the north and south facing lancet windows in the chapel, the south priest’s door and recessed tomb would suggest early 13th century. 

Over the years the church was undergone a number of modifications and repairs. The three light east window was added in the 14th century as well as the tower arch. The tower was rebuilt using old random stone in the following century with the addition of a south-east staircase.

The Tropenell family, patrons from 1476 to1553, funded the extensive remodelling of the church.

The north chapel, called Townsend chapel, is named after James Townsend, a landowner and local man of business. A large white/gray marble monument is mounted on the wall of the chapel commemorating James, who died in 1730 aged 75 years, and his wife Katherine. The monument depicts him as “a man of great patience, sincere intentions, free from vice, a sure friend and a loss to the oppressed”. His will reflects his dedication to helping the people of the parish; it provided for clothing and educational charities and for loaves of bread for the poor in the winter. The chapel is finished with battlements similar to the tower.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubyyl vf nyy nybar

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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