The first Anglican Church in Kelsall was a small Chapel of Ease built in 1844 on the west side of Church Street North. Within 20 years the church was demolished and the bricks were used to build the schoolmaster’s house on the same site. ( This later became the parsonage and is now known as the Old Rectory.)
The present church was built by T. Bower of Nantwich and licensed for worship on 20th March 1861. The church was not consecrated until 9th July 1868 which means that the church is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year (2018). Col. Tomkinson of Willington voluntarily took it upon himself to build the new church on the condition that he be allowed to dispose of the old church. The church was still a Chapel of Ease for Tarvin, not becoming a parish church until 1956.
The bell in the open turret is attributed to an English foundry but is believed to have been brought back by Col. Tomlinson from the Crimea in 1854 as army loot
The cache is hidden on a footpath within quarter of a mile of the church and can be found using information on the lych gate at the front of the church:
N53 1A.BCD W002 4E.FGH
Where:
A - Number of letters in the 2nd word of the inscription at the top of the lych gate.
B - Number of letters in the name of the 2nd son mentioned on the small plaque inside the lych gate.
C - Number of letters in the 7th (final) word of the inscription at the top of the lych gate.
D - Number of letters in the surname mentioned on the small plaque inside the lych gate plus the 3rd digit of the year on the same plaque
E - Number of letters in the 7th (final) word of the inscription at the top of the lych gate minus number of letters in the 2nd word.
F - Number of letters in the 2nd word of the 1st line of the small plaque inside the lych gate
G - Number of letters in the 1st name of the person to whom the small plaque is presented in memory of
H - Number of letters in the name of the 1st son mentioned on the small plaque inside the lych gate.
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