Church Micro 3919…Daglingworth Traditional Cache
Church Micro 3919…Daglingworth
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A lovely church now added to the 'Church Micro...' series
It is not necessary to enter the church grounds to retrieve this cache.
The first church at Daglingworth was erected in the late Saxon period. That first building was quite simple, consisting of only a nave and chancel, built with traditional Saxon 'long-and-short' quoins at the corners. This type of construction is typical of Saxon work, with alternating courses of horizontal and vertical corner stones. To this simple layout a sturdy west tower was added in the 15th century, and a porch added to the south side.
Like so many churches in this area, Holy Rood was rebuilt in the mid-19th century, when the vestry and north aisle were added by Canon Barker Immediately west of the porch is the only remaining Saxon window, which was blocked when a larger window beside it was inserted in the 14th century. An even more fascinating window is harder to find; half hidden by the oil tank is a small window to the vestry. This is a reused Roman altar stone, bearing an inscription in Latin. Also outside the church is a medieval cross base and shaft, now missing its head. Near the cross are several interesting 17th and 18th century gravestones, probably carved by the same family of masons. The porch hides a relatively rare Saxon sundial, which is still visible above the doorway. The sundial is an extremely simple design, with a central hole for a gnomon (the part of a sundial that casts a shadow). The outer arch of the porch is a Saxon arch, probably used as the original west door, but moved here when the porch and tower were added. At first glance this is just a pretty church. But, after some time looking around there is intrigue and some wonderful carvings.
**Congratulations to Hippo52 for FTF**
“If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
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