Church Micro No 7014 St Andrews Redruth. Multi-Cache
Church Micro No 7014 St Andrews Redruth.
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This is a triple location, plus final, multi cache.
As St Andrews Church doesn't have an adjoining churchyard, you'll have to visit ones either side of the town. Firstly, one that is presently being used and has a lot of modern and amusing graves. Secondly, one no longer used, but shows the opulence of one of the richest town in England from the mid to late 1800s.
The cache itself is a two inch, screw top tube.
St Andrews Church Redruth
There is parking available at all three locations. The two Graveyards as per Parking Waypoints below. For the church and the final, there is on-street parking.
Like a lot of town Churches, St Andrews may well be locked when you visit, but there are websites that have pictures of the interior features.
The Church of St Andrews was designed by John Hicks and John Seddon and was built to divide the St Uny parish of Redruth because of the vastly growing population of the town in the latter part of the 1800s. It was erected in 1883/4 and consecrated on St Andrews day 1884. Alterations were completed in 1937/8 to the 1927 designs by R.F.Wheatly of Truro.
It is built of Pink, Carn Marth Elvan stone with granite quoins and a slate roof, which has a small tower and spire on the North side.
Inside consists of a chancel, trancept and isles. The basement at the West end of the church, known as the "Crypt" comprises of a hall, toilets and offices.
The Church itself was listed as Grade 2 in Sept 1989.
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At the listed co-ordinates you will be facing the West end of the church. On the buttresses there is a date, let this date be - ABBC.
Take the path to the left, up the slope and you will be on the north side of the church. How many Copper Ventilation Grilles remain = D.
Now go to Trewirgie Cemetery, - Ample parking at entrance - N50*13.554 W005*13.768 and make your way to
Waypoint 1. - N50*13.542 W005*13.834. Here you will find the grave of "Peg Leg Lee" you cant miss it. Have a good look at it, you don't see many like this. When was he born - EF.G.HIJJ.
How many "Goldfinches" are on the back of the grave = K.
Now go to Waypoint 2. - N50*13.570 W005*13.767 where you will find the grave of "KITCHIE" - "Our gentleman of the road". He was a well known tramp around Redruth for many years. He died on the - Lth October MNPQ.
Now go to St Day Road Cemetery - parking for 2 cars, one either side of the main gate - N50*14.081 W005*13.091 and make your way to
Waypoint 3. - N50*14.102 W005*13.060. Here you will find the war grave of Private JG Johns of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, his number is - 02RSTU.
At Waypoint 4 - N50*14.083 W005*13.122 you will find the Tallest Memorial in the graveyard to Thomas Mitchell Williams. He died on the VWth March XYYZ.
The graves at this end of the cemetery are quite imposing.
The cache can be found at - N50'VQ.LSD W005'EC.F(R+Z)K
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