The church of Saint Paul's in Coven
Church History
(from https://stpaulschurchcoven.co.uk/)
The Parish Church Of Coven, dedicated to St Paul, dates from the year 1857, before which time Coven was in the spiritual care of the parish of Brewood. The name of the manor of Coven appears to date back to Alan de Coven who held a Knight’s Fee under Robert of Stafford in 1166.
On December 24th 1855 Mr. George Monckton signed a document formally giving a piece of land about two acres in extent, part of a seven acre field known as “Upper Cow Pasture”, for the building of a church and a parsonage, and the provision of glebe land for the use of the Minister. The building of the church had already begun. Mr. G. Monckton gave £1000 towards the cost, and Mr. Thomas Giffard, who was Lord of the Manor of Brewood, gave the stones from which the church is built.
A stone quarry had recently been opened in Somerford Lane, at the corner of the Brewood and Coven road, and from this and another nearby quarry came the stone known as New Red Sandstone, which was also used for Bishop’s Wood Church in 1851 and for Coven.
The Cache
To work out the final coordinates please find the answers to the following questions and then do the maths.
Please under no circumstances wander around the gravestones, All questions can be answered by keeping to the main paths at all times. Apart from question 8 all the other questions are around the edge of the church.
1/. You are looking for a bench " What month did Tracy Davies pass away?"
A = The numerical order of that month
2/. On the main front door, how many square headed bolts / rivets can you see? = B
3/. On the tower, how many slitted windows can you see? = C
4/. LHS of the church you will find a gravestone, how old was Mark Milner when he died? = D
5/. You are looking for a bench. "How old was Charles Porter when he passed away?"
Take the last digit of his age as = E
6/. Can you multiply the number of white sheds with the number of brown sheds = F
7/. RHS of the church, How many modern lights can you see fitted on the church wall = G
8/. How many upright crosses (Not the one lying down) can you count around the churchyard, Be careful there are some crosses hidden amongst the tree in the middle = H
Checksum A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H = 47
Your prize awaits you at N52 39.A (H-D) F W002 07.(E+G) B C
The cache is not in the church grounds.
To access the cache please walk down the alley way in front of the church.
Suitable footwear is advisable because it can get muddy walking to GZ
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