A simple multi around the lovely church of St Nicholas on Tresco. To find the cache, you will need to find the information listed below, then use the information to solve the equation which will give you the final coordinates for the cache.
Stage 1: How many shells are there on the gates? Answer = AB
Stage 2: How many lines of text under the dates? Answer = C
Stage 3: How many petals are there round the circumference of the circular window? Answer = D
Stage 4: How many letters are there in the name of the ship on which G.Crowle served during World War 1? Answer = E
Checksum: A+B+C+D+E = 24
The final cache is at N49 5 (B+A) . C (E+C) D W006 2 (B-E-A) . A (B-E) B
It is a short walk away. Please make sure you rehide carefully.
CHURCH INFORMATION
St Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, children, travellers, merchants and those in distress, hence very appropriate. The current church was designed to a very high standard by Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Dorrien-Smith in the memory of his uncle Augustus John Smith. It was funded by Lady Sophia Tower; the builders names are recorded in the porch. Richard and Thomas Chudleigh were the masons and William Nicholls the carpenter. The church is based upon a cruciform plan and comprises a chancel, nave transepts. The porch is north and unusually the tower is to the southeast. The open arch-braced roof is supported on stone corbels, it is said that is was designed by the carpenter who based it on an upturned boat. The three east lancet windows and the west rose windows are by C. E. Kempe, the north transept by W. E. Tower. These were renovated in 2006 by Oriel Hicks. The work was completed in 1818 and opened by the first Bishop of Truro, Dr Edward Benson and later consecrated by the succeeding Bishop, Dr Wilkinson. Sadly during the second world war five of Thomas Algernon Dorian-Smith children were killed, they are commemorated by a memorial plaque on the north wall which was designed by Claud Phillimore.
Cache placed with the kind permission from the Tresco Estate.
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For full information on how you can expand the Church Micro series by sadexploration please read the Place your own Church Micro page before you contact him at churchmicro.co.uk
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Maintenance will be carried out by myself when I am on the islands, and by pljg, who have kindly volunteered to maintain it when I am not.
