A simple multi with 3 stages and plenty of on street parking available nearby.
The Church
The church of St Mary lies to the centre of the village of Riccall and is built of local Magnesian limestone. The building consists of a late 13thc chancel; nave with clerestory and 15thc battlements; late 12thc and early 13thc nave arcades; N and S chapels off the chancel, and a Norman W tower with bell-openings of c.1170-90.
The church is known for its ‘Yorkshire School’ doorway, c.1150-60. The doorway is thought to have been reset twice, first when a S aisle was made in the late 12thc or early 13thc (see off-centre round-headed slit window at W end of S aisle), and again when the aisle was widened to the present limits in the 15thc.
The cache
Stage 1 - Go to the war memorial which is just inside the church grounds at the listed coordinates.
How many people with the surname PRATT? = A
How many people with the surname JONES? = B
Stage 2 - Go to the memorial bench.
How many people are depicted? = C
How many poppies are there? (separate bits of red) = D
Stage 3 - Go to the notice board
The interior of the church was restored in EFGH
The cache can be found at N53 50.B(C+E-H)E W001 03.G(F-A)D
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