This cache was placed for the Astons Christmas Caper 2024
At the posted coordinates, you will find yourself outside the main entrance to the small, medieval church of All Saints. The building is simple in structure, consisting of a nave and chancel, plus a Victorian vestry. Originally, this was a chapel dependent on Blewbury. The first construction of the nave dates from the late 11th or early 12th century and was extended in the late middle ages. The chancel dates from the 19th century. Perhaps the stand-out feature is the glorious 19th century wooden fleche spire. Inside the church can be found a medieval wall painting of St Christopher and a fine 20th century glass window of St Birinus.
Examine the entrance to the church and answer the following questions:
1) How many hanging lamps are present in and around the entrance? Let this be A.
2) B = the number of wood-framed 'windows' in the wall on the left-hand side of the entrance.
3) The main door to the church is formed of a number of vertical, wooden planks. There are two decorative hinges supporting the door. How many wooden planks are spanned by the upper hinge (including those part-spanned)? This is C.
4) Facing the church, there is a marble, cross-shaped memorial to your right-hand side. Let DE = the age of the person when he died. Let FG = the number of letters in the name of the place where he died (two words).
The coordinates for the cache are as follows:
N51 (2 x FG) . C (A - D) E W001 FD . F (B + F) (G - B - A)
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