Description:
The coordinates listed at the top are for somewhere to park.
This multicache has six stages, you need to find the answers to the questions in order to work out the final cache location. For the first four stages there are waypoints to guide you to the answers. The final two stages you will need to study the two photograph's (titled stage 5 & 6) and find the objects that are displayed, you will then find the clues.
About the church:
Chale is recorded in the Domesday book as "Cela", which probably derives from the Old English word "ceole", meaning "throat". This is thought to refer to the nearby ravine or chine at Blackgang. The name was also recorded as "Chele" or "Chielle", but it has been "Chale" since the 12th century. There were 3 manors in Chale at the time of the Domesday Book: Chale, Gotten and Walpen.
The Parish Church of St Andrew was founded by Hugh Gendon in Chale in 1114. However, the present church dates from the 14th century. It has 6 bells in its tower. One might have been made about 1360. It has some fine stained glass windows, mostly by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Right, now for the cache:
Stage 1: N50 35.760 W001 19.084
There is a year on this stone, the answer is: AB00
Stage 2: N50 35.744 W001 19.117
This should take you to where Henry Johnson rests, there are three numbers on the top left corner of the plaque, 3C3
Stage 3: N50 35.743 W001 19.145
You should find Albert Conrad, he died when he was DE
Stage 4: N50 35.759 W001 19.159
At this location you can see Count Michael's plaque, the years he lived for are as follows: 1875-19F5
Stage 5:
Once you have found this location, how many letters make up Helen's surname? The answer to this is G
Stage 6:
There is a plaque at this location Lady Elizabeth Cole, there is a date below her name. Take the second digit and minus the fourth from this. The answer to this is: H
Now you have hopefully collected all the correct numbers, once you have done the calculations you can use the geochecker to make sure. The cache can be found at:
N50.(D-H)F.(C-A)(G+H)C
W001.H(E-H).(C+A+B)E(D/A)
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