St Saviour’s Church, on the corner of Brockley Rise has been around since 1866. Originally, the church was situated between Duncombe Hill and Lowther Hill however later moved to Brockley Rise. The land that it lies on was donated to the Parish of Lewisham by the Earl of St Germans. The newly developed train system contributed to the growth of Lewisham and therefore there was a need for more churches. St Saviour’s was formed because the Parish of Lewisham was separated into new Parishes hence a new church was needed.
During World War Two, the church was bombed. It happened on 10 September 1940 at 2:20am. The explosion destroyed the south aisle and badly damaged the vestry, the nave, and the chancel. To salvage as much as possible, the Methodist church in Ackroyd Road allowed them to store items in their church hall. Unfortunately, the Methodist church was destroyed in 1944 in a V1 attack. The missile landed on the junction of Duncombe Hill and Brockley Rise. If you care to, you can stand at the bottom of Duncombe Hill and still see some of the footprint of the blast damage. St Saviour’s was later rebuilt and rededicated in May 1952 and is what you can see today.
Next to the church, there is a scout hut where 11th Forest Hill Scout Group meet.
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If you stand at the given co-ordinates, you can see the back of the church. If you look up at the rainwater hopper, you will see 4 numbers. The first is A, the second is B, etc.
The cache is located at:
North= 51 2(D-C).D(B-B)6
West= 000 2.(A+5)B(C-C)
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