The parish church in Kendal is constructed of many a type of stone, but we are not here to discuss the types, there are enough EarthCaches, which ask you to look at the type of stone and describe it. We are here to look for evidence of a time gone by, of a long long time ago, when Kendal was much warmer, and was situtated amongst a shallow warm tropical sea. We are here to look for fossils, but this is no T Rex or massive block, you will have to look closely at the micro structure of the rock. More specifically, you want to be in the area around the main door which is below the tower.
The stone which forms the main part of the structure on this aspect of the church is limestone, limestone is a sedimentary rock, which was laid down in a shallow tropical sea, and is formed by the collection of calcite from sea creatures which lived at the time. Amongst the flora and fauna of that marine environment were brachiopods, crinoids, and corals.
We are here to look for coral fossils, though at first, you may think, what is Hillgorilla on about, there is nothing here, but look closely and you will be surprised by what there is.
Types of Coral.
Rugosa
These were a type of coral which is now extinct, and was also known as Tetracorallia. Rugosa could either be solitary, with one polyp, or living in colonies. Each individual coral. was formed of a coralite, in which the coral polyp lived, and could retract into. These appear as small circular marks, with inward facing lines.
Lithostrotion vorticale
Is a form of Rugosa, but appears like a honeycomb.
Rughelse Coral
These appear as branches extending outwards.
Siphonodendron coral
These appear as long noodle like fossils.
You will need to examine the stonework, from the bottom to about eye level (5ft7 
).
This being an EarthCache, in order to log it, I ask that you complete the below tasks. Please send the answers to me, and do not include them in your log. You can send them to me by using the message facility or email, both of which can be found by looking at my profile.
(1) Please tell me what type of coral fossils there are here. Please provide the rationale for your answer, by telling me, their size, colour, and appearance.
(2) Please describe in detail what the limestone, looks and feels like. Do certain areas have more fossils visible, what is grain size like. Is it all the same?