The Church
St Indract's Chapel on Halton Quay - allegedly the smallest Anglican Chapel in the UK.
This little chapel has at various times been a coal merchant's office and a clerks office connected to Halton Quay. The room below the chapel was used as a store for salmon fishermen's nets until the demise of salmon fishing in the area.
The building was leased from Captain Coryton of nearby Pentillie Castle for a annual rent of two shillings and six pence (12 1/2 pence). The chapel was consecrated by Archdeacon of Bodmin the Venerable W.H.Prior in June 1959. There is seating for 18 worshippers in the chapel. Occasional services are held here in the summer months.
A few years ago the chapel again fell into disrepair and was deemed unsafe for services. Local residents decided the chapel had to be restored and a programme of work costing several thousand pounds was instigated. Private donations from local residents enabled a new altar and furnishing to be provided. Trustees of the closed Methodist chapel at Polborder provided four pews.
The chapel was rededicated by the Bishop of St Germans.
A board on the wall tells of the landing near here of St Indract and his sister, St Dominica, of Irish royal birth.
Halton Quay was, during the 18th and 19th Centuries, a very busy place where flowers and fruit grown on the Tamar Valley farms was sent by barge to Plymouth and in return lime, coal and" road sweepings" - horse manure to you and me - to provide fertiliser were brought in from Plymouth.
This is an exceptionally pretty place from which to view the sweep of the River Tamar - numerous wading birds and gulls can be seen from here when the tide is low. The nearby marshes are also an important natural habitat.
The Cache
The headline coordinates take you to the area in front of this unusual little chapel where there is ample parking.
To find the cache, you need the following information:
1. When did St Indract and his sister land here? = ABC
2. How many bells does the chapel have? = D
3. How many panes of glass in the window on the East wall? (Overlooking the river) = E
4. How many panes of glass in the window on the North wall? = F
The cache can be found at N 50 FB.D(A+D)F W 004 DE.D(B-A-F)(C-F)
The cache is a small click lock box with room for small swaps and TBs.
It is located at the side of the road a short walk away - please note that the road is too narrow to park at the cache site.
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