My first church micro. I've wanted to place a geocache here for a while since I have family here. Seen portishead get bigger and busier over the years so the church is a constant.
The Norman Church of St Peter in portishead somerset England, was built in 1320, on the site of a previous church, and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in the perpendicular gothic style. In 1952 it was made a Grade I listed building.
Church of St Peter
The vestry was added in 1828. The church was altered in 1978–1979. It also has a new garden developed at the Millennium
The churchyard contains the war graves of three Royal navy sailors and an airman of world war II.
The building is located between Church Road North and Church Road South in the centre of Portishead with the four-stage tower rising to 94 feet (29 m), making a prominent landmark, with its set back buttresses and a pierced parapet.
The geocache is not located in the churchyard nor the wall. The people who run the church are aware of the geocache but please still be respectful. Happy caching.
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