Church Micro 711...Newnham
The Church of St Vincent in Newnham in Hertfordshire is a 12th century Anglican parish church and a Grade II* listed building having gained that status in 1968. The church is named for Saint Vincent and is under the Diocese of St Albans. It is noted for the Newnham Murals which were uncovered in 1963. St Vincent's church was consecrated by Herbert de Losinga, Bishop of Norwich and is built of clunch rubble masonry with dressed stones visible on the stair turret. The outer walls were rendered in Roman cement during the Victorian period with scribed lines intended to imitate ashlar. The chancel is 31 ft. 3 in. by 12 ft. 7 in., the nave 48 ft. 3 in. by 15 ft. 9 in., its west end is cut off at 7 ft. 7 in. from the west by an arch carrying the east wall of a small west tower and a south aisle with porch. The nave has three bays and some of the nave walling in the church is possibly 12th century while the chancel was rebuilt or lengthened in the early 13th century. The South aisle and West tower date to about 1340 or earlier. From 1420 to 1440 repairs and additions to the church were made by John of Wheathampstead, Abbot of St Albans probably including the octagonal baptismal font, the East window, the clerestory windows, the stair turret and the South porch. There are fragments of 15th century glass in the West window of the South aisle and in the South clerestory. The church was renovated in 1881.
This is a multi cache and IS NOT at the published coordinates.
The cache is a 5ml tube.
To find the cache:
At the published coordinates you will find a bench with a plaque on. Check this out.
The first date to appear on the plaque is AB.C.DE.
The second date to appear on the plaque is FG.HI.JK.
Final coordinates:
N 52° (H-K)F.G(D-A)(D+F)
W 000° FH.GHC
Checksum of all digits in the coordinates = 33