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Church Micro 13309...Sutton Coldfield - St Michael Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/26/2020
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT located at the above coordinates - however it is within walking distance.

To find the cache you will need to solve the following puzzle...

Jigsaw puzzle - IMG_0733

 

St Michael's Church

St Michael's Church is located on the crossroads of Boldmere Road and Church Road. My personal memory of the church is Christmas Carol services when I was attending the nearby infant and junior schools. We used to get our winter coats on, choose a walking partner and walk up the road to sing our little hearts out before we broke up for the Christmas break!

A little bit of history (credit to www.stmichaels.org.uk/the-past-and-future-church/ )

In 1848 a school for girls and infants was built in Boldmere and on Sundays a morning service was held there. This led quite naturally to the building of a church in 1857. It was originally a small country church set in a pleasant but sparsely populated rural area.

Since those early days, the nature and population of the parish has changed out of all recognition. The mid-19th century railway began that process and now almost every one of those original fields has been built on. The resulting population numbers over 15,000.

Following a fire in 1964, which destroyed practically all the church, a new building was constructed embracing both the old Early Decorated Style and the more modern styles of the mid-1960s. The South Aisle and the Tower survived the fire and the architect used his skill to blend the old with the new, at the same time making some changes and improvements. The consecration of the new St Michael's took place on 28th September 1967.

 

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http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvag vf erirnyrq hcba fbyivat gur chmmyr! Cyrnfr ercynpr jurer sbhaq!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)