Church Micro 4284…Midhope
St James’ Church, Midhopestones is situated in the small rural hamlet of Midhopestones, just within the northern boundary of the City of Sheffied in South Yorkshire, Since April 1969 it has been a Grade II* listed building St James is small church which is often referred to as a chapel, in fact it is situated on Chapel Lane. The church is officially dedicated to James the Less and not James the Greater although there has always been some confusion. Some modern historians and clergy maintain that the church should be dedicated to James the Greater as the scallop shells carved above the church door are the traditional emblem of James the Greater. It is possible that it was re-dedicated to James the Less in the Victorian era because of the smallness of the church. The church is in the Parish of Penistone within the Diocese of Wakefield.
All the information to work out the co ords to find the cache can be found INSIDE and OUTSIDE the church
Please treat the church with respect and close all doors when you leave .. ty
The cache can be found at N53 A.BCD W001 EF.GHI
A = Last two digits of year the present bell was made
B = The last digit in the year above the main door
C = Shillings - £'s it cost to make the bell
D = The number of letter in the name of the first village of the team minisrty
E = First digit of the time the Sunday service starts
F = The digit not in any of the telephone numbers on the board
G = Day + third digit of the year RALPH LAWTON BARROW died
H = The number of spindles on the balcony - The total number of letters on line 2 & 5 on the notice board .
I = The last digit of the year RALPH LAWTON BARROW died
“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.
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