In Marston Moretaine there is a church with a very interesting
history
"When the church was first erected by the Christian towns folk
the devil spied, from his fiery domain under the ground, that it was an
extremely solid example of workmanship. In Hell the only builders they
receive there are "cowboy builders" - the ones who charge extortionate
rates for shoddy workmanship and inferior building materials! So bought
by this church's quality the Devil decided that the next night he would
run into the churchyard and steal the church tower - as he couldn't manage
dragging the whole church back to Hell - for his back garden (making it
into an interesting feature that his garden had so far been lacking).
The next night as the moon settled into position, the devil broke into
the churchyard with a pair of bolt cutters and a massive length of rope
over his hairy shoulders and proceeded to tie up the Tower. Spitting on
his warty hands for grip he started to pull the rope...
Unfortunately for the Devil he hadnt realised that the church was built
with quality Christian workmanship AND quality building materials. So
where he submised that the church was made out of extremely light MDF
and Balsar wood, the actuality of solid timbers and hewn rock was far
too much for the poor Devils back. However, so badly did he want that
tower he stubbornly continued to try and pull it back to hell. Inch by
inch the tower was wrenched from the church.
But time doesnt move the same way on Earth as it does in Hell and although
the Devil thought he had forever before the sun would rise and call an
end to his labour, the first rays of sunrise came peaking out over the
horizon. The sunshine burnt its light onto the Devils hide making him
scream and curse the Church. He realised then that he would never be able
to make the Tower his and went screaming back to Hell defeated!
The outcome of this is that the Church tower still remains separated
from the church to this day marking the Devils downfall. The Devil however
changed his plans for his back garden and replaced the Towers designated
spot with a "slightly chipped" bird bath that he got on the
cheap from one of his newest arrivals of his fiery domain...".
Well thats the story of Marston Moretaine's church, albeit somewhat embelished
by the House Of Boo, onto the cache! To complete this cache you will need
to bring a pen/pencil, paper, gloves and a garment with long sleevs as
it can be prickly out there!!!
Parking co-ordinates for this cache are at the top of the page. From
here you will have to find the following:-
George Edward Hurst died on Oct 12th 19A3.
Ruth Denton died on July 1Bth 1936 aged 7C
Susannah died on Sept 2Dth 1912 aged 7D years
Kate Elizabeth Bennet's husband died in 19E9
The number of words on the last row of the Lych Gate sign = F
Now go to:- N52°03.(E-1)BA W000°32.AD(C+1)
A useful number? 08457 14G 14G
You now need to go to:- N52°03.FGE W000°3C.BD(G-2).
Please take care whilst crossing or walking beside any roads!
We're talking telephone numbers again! 01234 7670H7
Onwards to the cache which is located at:- NGC°B(C+1).(H+1)D(H-1)
W000°(A-3)(B+1).EDF
Take care when doing this cache, Marston Moretaine is located in a low
lying valley so can be prone to flooding. For this reason we wouldn't
recommend that this cache be done at night (we wouldn't want anyone to
end up in a watery grave!!!!).