Parking is available in the village or you can park at "The
Anglesea Arms" pub at N 50° 51.937 W 000° 42.587
- You can get to the
footpath by following the well worn track south accross the
lawn at the rear of the car park.
Follow the footpath South around half a mile across the fields
to Boxgrove Priory - you will need to zig-zag south west and the
east for a few yards initially. The path is flat and grassy and
should be OK for pushchair, although could be muddy when wet.
We start our quest at Boxgrove Priory - A Benedictine monastery
founded by William de la Haye in the 12 cetury. Originally with a
population of only three monks, this later increased to double
figures but never more than 19.
Despite undergoing many alterations, the remaining part of the
priory church is still in use today and is described as "The most
beautiful monastic building in Sussex - a cathedral in
miniature".
When Henry VIII ordered Boxgrove to be dissolved, most of the
domestic buildings were demolished, along with the complete nave of
the old church of which only a couple of Norman arches now remain.
The ruins of a three storey monastic guest house can be found in a
field to the North of the church.
If you have the time and the inclination, it is well worth
taking a look around this beautiful church. The renaissance
carvings and 16th century painting of the vaulted ceilings are
quite fantastic and there is an unusual 'church within a church',
the 16th Century de la Warr Chantry Chapel.
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To find the cache you will need to retrieve the following
information:
Follow the footpath south to N 50° 51.592 W 000°
42.678
F = The second digit of
the year George William Edward Souter died.
E = The number of flying
buttresses on the Southern side of the church.
Then to N 50° 51.603 W 000° 42.670
C = The number of
openings in the ruined wall plus one.
B = The second digit of the
year that the 4th Son of the 6th Duke of Richmond & Gordon
died.
Then to N 50° 51.613 W 000° 42.694
A = The sum of the
digits of the year that the priory was founded plus one.
D = Two times the number of
windows on the North wall of the ruin (you will probably need to go
into the ruin to find out)
The cache can be found at: N 50° 51.ABC W 000° 42.DEF
Please note, all the clues can be solved without leaving the
paths through the Church yard. Boxgrove Priory is still a Parish
church, so if you want to have a look around (and it is well worth
the effort) the its best not to visit during Sunday morning.
Note: This was originally going to be part of a longer
multi cache along with "Boxgrove Man" but I decided that each
location was good enough to stand in it's own right - plus you get
two caches for the price of one 