The geologists for the contractors in their wisdom suggested that the church and school would become vulnerable and the foundations undermined once the dam was full. The result was that the school was closed in 1970 and a notice put on the Church door that anyone entering did so at their own risk. The Church still stands and the school is now a private house.
It is nearly 10 years since fundraising was started to replace the roof which was in a sorry state. A large grant was obtained from English Heritage, backed up by a few smaller grants from other charities. With the enthusiastic help of the community, friends and family from far and wide, those who had been to Deanhead School and Church over the years, the final sum of nearly £180,000 was raised and the roof was replaced in 2002. At the moment the Church is safe, watertight and redecorated. With the help of further grants and fundraising events the Church has new doors and the organ was totally restored, rebuilt and re-sited at a cost of £63,000.
To find the cache locate the final resting place of John Pearson, the psalm on his grave is X.
N 53° 38.426+(X+3) W 001° 55.895-(X*4)+3
We have given co-ords where we park in the free car park you may find car parking closer to GZ (we have never looked) but space will be limited if any at all
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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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