The Church
If the Church is open it is well worth a look inside – the beauty inside belies the rather plain exterior. The east window and the organ are especially attractive.
Prior to 1896 Par Green looked considerably different from what it does today. There were no houses beyond the western end of the church and there was no Gott Hall, just an empty space.
The Mission Church of the Good Shepherd was built in 1896 and the total cost of £850 met by Bishop John Gott, the third Bishop of Truro, as a thank offering for a great mercy. Bishop Gott lived at Trenython which stands on the hill above Tywardreath. The Church was designed by Edmund H Sedding, and built of granite with facings of Polyphant stone. Edmund H Sedding was articled to his uncle, John Dando Sedding. His father (also named Edmund Sedding) was a pupil of George Edmund Street.
The exterior of the Church is inconspicuous but the interior is astonishingly beautiful and dignified. At first, the Church was a simple rectangular building with a roof supported by curved beams. A small Altar stood at the east end beneath a plain five-lancet window. Choir stalls stood on each side of the Chancel; an organ to the south of it and a small vestry to the north.
The original design was enriched by alterations to the east end in the 1950’s carried out mainly by the church people themselves to the designs of Mr Stephen Dykes-Bower. The coloured glass in the east window was installed at this time and depicted some of the history of the Church, the Parish of Par and the Diocese of Truro. The vestries were moved to the Gott Hall during the alterations and in the late 1950’s the cloister was built incorporating the Lady Chapel. In 1985 the west window was installed in memory of Harry Baker.
In 1951 a Calvary was erected outside the church on the north side facing the road. The figure was carved in Oberammergau. The cross still stands outside the Church but the crucifix (twice desecrated by vandals) now hangs, secure, on the wall inside the Gott Hall.
The Cache
The headline coordinates will take you close to the entrance of the church.
How many bells on the roof above the entrance porch = A
On the circular window above the porch, how many white horizontal rails are there = B
On the side of the church facing the road, how many small arched windows are there = C
At the far end of the church (Eastern End) there is a bench, what is the first digit of the date on the bench,= D
Checksum A+B+C+D =14
The cache can be found at the following coordinates:
N 50 20.(C-A)(B+B+A)A W 004 42.(C/D)DA
Because of proximity issues, the cache is located a short drive away.
There is parking (see coordinates) for 1/2 cars near the GZ but please take care of children, this is a busy road!
The cache is a small plastic tube wrapped in camo tape - beware of muggles on the path, it is a popular dog walking route.
You may require tweezers to retrieve the log and please Bring Your Own Pen
Congratulations to CornishCandy and Spooky_Luke for being FTF on a wet night
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