Greenhithe, St Mary. Another Church Micro in the series created by Sadexploration. This cache replaces one previously here GC1JJBF
Standing high above the main road on its grassy knoll this little church was built in the mid 1850s by local wealthy benefactors. It has seen many changes but contains much of interest. The delicately carved capitals are very much of their date – compared to the serious work of a decade later and the way the west door steps up into the great west window is more curious than beautiful.
Though the church has lost most of its 19th century decorative scheme the glass is of great interest. Windows by Powell’s are signed with their Whitefriar mark and mostly depict water-related themes. L C Evetts, best known in the north of England, was responsible for the angular glass in the west wall, and there are more conventional windows by Westlake. However the stunner is to be found in the north aisle – a rare and delightful Arts and Crafts interpretation of the Presentation in the Temple by Caroline Townsend (her only Kent window).
In front of the church is a garden that is part of the Edible Garden Project for Swanscombe and Greenhithe. There are three metal benches in it. Count up the below items on them:
White doves, A of which B are flying.
Foxes, C and there are D leaves above them.
Butterflies, E
Yellow flowers, F
Bees, G
Petals round the red centred flower, H
The cache can be found at:
N51 26. A+F-G (D+E)*B
E0 16. D (A+G+H)*C*E
Checksum of all digits is 58.
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