A simple multi around the lovely church at Old Town on St Mary's. 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 hooks are there holding the bell rope? Answer = A
Stage 2: Look at the large stone obelisk. In what year did Louise Holzmaister lose her life in the wreck of the Schiller? Answer = 1BCD
Stage 3: Find the grave of former prime minister Harold Wilson. In front of him is the grave of Lloyd Douglas Hicks, who was born in which year? Answer = 1EF7
Stage 4: How many human figures are there reading a book here? Answer = G
Stage 5: Jimmy Goold found happiness amongst the people of these islands for over how many years? Answer = HJ
Checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+J = 37
The final cache is at N49 5 (H-J) . (C-A) F (D-G) W006 1 B . (E-C) G (A+F)
It is a short walk away. Please make sure you rehide carefully.
CHURCH INFORMATION
Prior to the construction of the Parish church above this was the principle church of St Mary's. It started off as a Norman construction built c. 1130 and has been altered on several occasions. Historian William Borlase describes it as being in the form of a cross. Circa 1660 saw much building activity and may the period when it was at its best. Porch and north aisle c. 1662, south aisle and gallery for soldiers of the garrison c. 1667. The east end of the church is reported to have been rebuilt in 1743. Reports indicate that the church had deteriorated so much by by the early 1800's that it was rebuilt in the 1830's. It was restored in 1890 by the reverend W. E. Grove resulting in the building you see today. Since in was no longer the main parish church only a much smaller church resulted from this rebuild. The north-west entrance was added at this time. Overall it measures approximately 8 by 10 metres. There is a round headed Norman arch and pillar in the north wall adjacent to the the vestry-porch. The small cross on the east gable end is 13th century and the stain glass window depicts the Crucifixion. Unfortunately Augustus Smith landscaped the churchyard, he may have been responsible for removing memorials to some of the earlier wreck victims. It is strange that there is nothing remaining from the loss of Sir Cloudesley Shovell disaster or the "neat memorial" erected in 1785 to Ann Cargill victim of the 'Nancy' packet. Three terraces were added to the churchyard by Augustus Smith and here there are three fine memorial obelisks, a war memorial, one to Augustus Smith and one to the a victim of the S. S. Schiller, Louise Holzmaister. Lord Harold Wilson is buried in the modern section of the graveyard towards the main road.
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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
See also the Church Micro Statistics and Home pages for further information about the series.
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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.
