Church Micro 4430...Coaley Multi-cache
Church Micro 4430...Coaley
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Once you have obtained the information requested at each waypoint and used the formula listed for the final waypoint, you will be looking for a Micro sized container but will struggle to leave anything behind ! Please BYOP and a pair of Tweezers or similiar. Enjoy !
The Parish Church Of St Bartholomews, Coaley.
The 14th century, four stage, perpendicular tower is the oldest part of the building. It has an embattled parapet with traceried panels, a gargoyle on each of the four corners and diagonal buttresses. The rest of the church was rebuilt in Dec style by Jacques & Son, 1854-58. The north arcade is of five bays, with octagonal piers ornamented with ballfowers round the abaci. The stained glass east window of the north aisle is by Wailes, 1856; and there is other stained glass by Geoffrey Webb, 1925; and by Lavers & Westlake, 1886.
A brass, dating from 1630, on the north wall of the chancel shows Daniel Stayno, his wife, two daughters and one son, with a baby in a cradle with a skull over it to show that it died during infancy. The name Stayno also appears in the list of the vicars of Coaley near to the main door of the church.
A window in the south wall of the chancel commemorates a former schoolmaster and depicts King Alfred visiting his school in Winchester. It bears the Latin inscription… “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
Within the grass opposite the north door, there lies a slab in memory of a former organist who passed over in 1796 at the age of forty six. An organ is carved at the head of the stone and underneath is the musical notation from Handel’s “Messiah”, with the words from the book of Job… “I know that my redeemer liveth.”
Some medieval corbel heads from the church can be seen on the 19th century cottages opposite. Beyond these is a house called The Forge, where, early this century the first farm wagon to have rubber tyres was made. This was exhibited in Paris before being brought back to the area and used on a farm in nearby Hardwicke.
“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 page found via the Bookmark list”
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