Church Micro 3796…Linby Multi-Cache
Hidden : 6/20/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

St Michaels Church, Linby

The cache is not at the above listed coordinates but is a short walk of about 5 mins away or as a quick and simple drive by.

Go to the listed coordinates and find the grave of SAMUEL HILSON.


The cache can be found at

N 53 03. ABC

W 001 12.DEF


A = What year did Samuels Wife Ethel die 197?
B & C = The date Ethel died


D = Samuels age when he died 7?
E = Ethels age when she died 8?
F = The year Samuel died 19?2


The Parish Church was probably built in the late part of the XII century, possibly on the site of the church hinted at in Domesday, the earlier building most likely of wattle and daub. The present church has traces of Norman work in the north and east walls which are two and a half feet thick. It is built of local limestone, with stones of handy sizes not laid in horizontal courses.

Originally it was a plain rectangular building consisting of chancel, nave and a small tower. At some time in the XIV century a south aisle was added, and in the next century the porch was built. At the same time as the porch another stage was added to the tower, which is square, pinnacled, and unbuttressed. At some later date the porch was moved from the south to the north side of the church, its old position still clearly marked on the outside of the south wall. Another alteration visible from the exterior, and also on the south, is the blocked up 'Priest's Doorway' in the south wall of the chancel. The Porch is ornamented with three shields in stone.

There is a small cusped squint in the wall of the porch, the purpose of which has been a matter of some speculation. It has been suggested that the line of vision was arranged to enable the bell-ringer to see the start of any procession from the village Cross. From a purely utilitarian standpoint, it is useful in allowing the priest to shelter in the porch in bad weather, and still keep a watch on the gateway for the arrival of funerals. The porch itself including the roof is constructed entirely of stone, the roof being supported on corbelled ribs, and leads to the north door. This doorway is a square headed opening, which has a transom of three stones surmounted by a rounded arch with the tympanum filled with a plain ashlar slab.

The interior walls of the church have recently been stripped of the old plaster, thereby revealing the rough work of the waller. This has been brought even more into prominence by the application of proud-pointing in black cement, lending a picturesque air to the interior even though it is not in keeping with the best tradition.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

EU Tngr Cbfg

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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