The church building
The earliest church at Sowerby, of which any part remains, appears to have been built about 1140. The fine south doorway was probably built in the eleventh century and most of the stone work in the south wall of the nave is of medieval date. The tower, which contains the remains of the Norman church, was built in the fifteenth century with a hagioscope through which the altar is seen. In 1842, the church was restored and enlarged in nineteenth century Norman style. In 1883, further restoration and repair included the erection of an open Lantern of woodwork surmounted by a slated spire above the chancel crossing. In 1902, the north wall was taken down and made into an arcade and a spacious north aisle built. In the 1980s, re-ordering of the church took place including adding a free-standing altar to allow more intimate congregational worship.
The church website includes information about the history of the church building, burials in the church yard, and men remembered on the war memorials .
How to find the physical cache
The listed coordinates take you a gravestone with the inscription:
In memory of
William Sewell Charlton
Died AB June 19CD
Aged EF year
Sarah Ann Charlton
Wife of the above
Died G February 19HK
Aged LM years
The cache is located at
N 54° A C . E G (C + M) W 001° M K . H D (D + H)
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