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Church Micro 4380…Shudy Camps Traditional Geocache

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Hanoosh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Brenda
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Hidden : 10/12/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The church of ST. MARY, is said to have been originally built around the year 1060; it consists of chancel, nave (with south porch), and west tower. Built in the Perpendicular style, of field stones with ashlar dressings, covered with ivy and peeling 19th-century stucco.

Fragments of 12th-century carvings have been re-used in the walls. The south doorway of the chancel is probably 13th-century while the nave retains the original 14th-century door under modern boarding.

The nave roof is a rather Spartan affair, sadly lacking the grand decoration found in the older roofs in the area.

The three-storey tower has a 14th-century west window, in whose spandrels are carved much-worn figures of the Virgin and Child as well as that of a knight.

The chancel and chancel arch were built in the 15th century, as were the three-light windows under depressed arches. The nave was apparently widened to the south around the same time, leaving the chancel strangely off-centre.

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.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbhaq n qbt znxrf

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)