The Cache
At the given co-ordinates you will find a blue sign board with 2 lines of white text at the top (3 words in each line):
A = The number of letters in the first word on the second line
B = The number of letters in the last word on the top line
Staying on the footpath and walking NE towards Ambelside Road you will pass a traffic warning sign (mind the humps). Within a few small steps and looking down you will find a small metal cover by your feet. Using a=1, b=2 etc:
CD = The letter on the metal cover you are standing over (take the higher one if unsure).
Keep walking NE towards Ambelside Road and you will find a yellow fire hydrant H sign.
The number in the top of the H is E
The number in the bottom of the H is FG
The cache can be found a short walk away at:
N51 AC.(B+G)A(D-C)
W 000 (E/F)D.(D+E)BG
Please note-
- There is no need to enter the church property to either retrieve the missing information or to find the cache.
- Parking is available but please take note of local restrictions.
- You are looking for a small lock and lock box with just about enough space for a few small swaps or a small TB.
The Church
In 1937 St Mary’s PCC minutes record the first suggestion that a Church be built in South Walton. There had been considerable housing developments and the numbers of people attending Church were on the rise. So, in 1938 a regular fortnightly service was started in the old Ambleside Avenue Infant School where you will now find Walton Oak Primary School.
In 1945, after the war it was decided that fundraising would commence in order to raise the money needed to build St John’s. The tremendous efforts included bazaars and garden parties of which there must have been a fair few as it was 8 years later that enough money had been collected and the building commenced. St John’s was finally built between August and December of 1953. The founders of St John’s were extremely farsighted, as the church building they created must have been one of the first dual purpose church community buildings built in the 20th Century.
By 1989 it was evident that the church fabric required significant refurbishment and improvement and that the Room needed to be larger to accommodate increased demand from the local community. The church parishioners embarked on a major fund raising programme and in the early 1990’s building works commenced including a completely new insulated roof, central heating, new flooring, chancel improvements, new storage facilities, doubling the size of the Room and providing direct access between this and the church, a new kitchen serving the church and the Room, an accessible toilet and other improvements.
If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here
http://churchmicro.co.uk/
There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html