Church Micro 10745 Devizes St Andrews Multi-Cache
Hidden : 9/7/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This cache brings you to the elegant church of St Andrew's. The hide is a little sneaky, read the hint and heed the attributes.

There is a complex and, in earlier times, turbulent history of Methodism in Devizes. The movement traces its roots to Revd John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within the Anglican Church. George Whitefield was another significant leader in the movement. He was known for his unorthodox ministry of itinerant open-air preaching. Wesley, along with his brother Charles, and Whitefield were branded as 'Methodist' by opposing clergy within the Church of England. Initially Whitefield and the Wesleys merely sought reform by way of a return to the Gospel, with the Church of England, but the movement spread and soon a significant number of Anglican clergy became known as Methodists in the mid-eighteenth century.

John Wesley visited the town in January 1747 and Mr Innes, a local curate, roused the inhabitants against him before he arrived. He was preaching in the house of a Mr Clark, which was surrounded by a mob. These listened to Wesley and calmed down and he was successful on later visits. However, when his brother, Charles, was in Devizes, he met with a mob and barely escaped with his life.

After this the Wesley's were understandably reluctant to visit the town and although John Wesley stayed here in 1764 he did not preach in Devizes again until 1772, making 13 visits between that year and 1790.

Methodism did not form a separate denomination in England until after John Wesley's death in 1795. Other houses in Devizes were certified for worship in 1802 and 1807 and in 1818 a chapel was built in New Park Street. This had the capacity for 316 and was certified and opened in 1819. This was used until 1898 when the Methodist Chapel (the present red brick chapel, now St Andrew’s) in Long Street was opened. The earlier chapel was later taken over by the Salvation Army and had been demolished by 1972. The new chapel was successful and the congregation prospered.


At the given coordinates there is a stone plaque on the wall. The church was erected in ABC9 and the new entrance built in D0E1 To find the cache go to:
N51 21.ED(A+B-C)
W001 59.(B/D)(C-A) B

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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