The Church
The present church building is 15th century, with north and south aisles and a west tower. The tower is of granite and the wagon roofs are medieval. At Horse Bridge on the road to Tavistock is a fine bridge of seven arches (built in 1437). At Whiteford Sir John Call built a Georgian mansion in 1775 but it no longer exists: the stables and a garden temple remain and a few fragments have been reused in a house nearby.[4]
The post office, opened in 1839, is the oldest in the UK.
There has been a church on this site since Norman times, and the chancel and nave are the oldest part of the present building with the north and south aisles being added later. The church, which was restored in 1860, now comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The wooden arch of the chancel springs from angel corbels carved in Bath stone - one holding a chalice, the other a paten.
There is an early 15th century south porch. In the middle ages the porch was used for many church services. The churching of women was held in the porch and the baptism and wedding services began there. At the right hand of the inner arch of the south porch, which is the only entrance to the church, is a plain stoup; a chancel and north doors are blocked. The tower arch, which is lofty and moulded, is open to the nave. The church is buttressed throughout. The tower is a handsome structure of three stages, buttressed and battlemented, with crocketed pinnacles at the angles. The belfry contains 8 bells.
The Cache
The headline coordinates take you close to the entrance porch of the church. At ground level facing the porch are a number of horizontal memorial plaques.
You require information from two of them:
Laura Johnson Born AA June ABCA died D Feb DEEF
Glynne David Garbett Born G th September ABGA Died AH th January DEEJ
The cache can be found at N 50 CD.JF(G+D) W 004 AB.ECH
The cache is a short walk away along a public footpath.
The cache is a small plastic tube 10 cms long by 3 cms diameter inside a camo bag.
You may need tweezers to retrieve the log and Please Bring Your Own pen (BYOP)
The path is popular with dog walkers and horse riders so please use stealth at the GZ.
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