St.
Andrew
Another contribution to this series, started by sadexploration,
is St. Andrew Oxshott
The first church was built of wood and corrugated iron, so it
was cheap and quickly provided, and indeed in use by November 21st
1907. Intended as a temporary building, it actually remained in
constant use until 1969!
The temporary church had been designed to seat 120, but by
Easter Day 1909, 190 people crowded in to Holy Communion. The
result was an appeal and the new church was consecrated on March
12th 1912.
As the church expanded its service to the growing village, the
Bishop of Winchester (then, as for centuries, the local bishop) was
approached to separate Oxshott from Stoke d'Abernon and make it a
parish in its own right and on St Andrew's Day, December 1st 1913,
Oxshott became an ecclesiastical parish for the first time in its
long history.
A straight forward micro. The cache is not within the churchyard
so do not try and look for it there - you won't find it!
The cache has a log book only plus micro certificates no pen so
please bring one with you.
If anybody would like
to expand this series please do, we would just ask that you could
let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church
numbers and names to avoid duplication