This cache is part of the Tolleshunt Triangle Group of caches. The series consists of three church micro caches:
GC1Q3M4 Church Micro 573 St Nicholas, Tolleshunt Major
GC1Q3M6 Church Micro 470 St Nicholas, Tolleshunt D’arcy
GC1Q3M8 Church Micro 577 All Saints, Tolleshunt Knights
Each church micro cache can be completed as a stand-alone cache. Associated with each church micro is a bonus cache which allows for a short walk. The coordinates for each bonus cache are written on the back of the related church micro logbook. The three bonus caches are:
GC1Q3M5 Tolleshunt Triangle, Major Bonus
GC1Q3M7 Tolleshunt Triangle, D’arcy Bonus
GC1Q3MA Tolleshunt Triangle, Knights Bonus
The logbook of each Bonus cache contains part of the coordinates for a final bonus cache. All three bonus caches will need to be found to obtain the full coordinates for the final bonus. The final bonus cache is:
GC1Q3MC Tolleshunt Triangle Final Bonus
CHURCH MICRO 577 ALL SAINTS TOLLESBURY KNIGHTS
Thought to date from the 12th century (by the thickness of the walls) this little church of just chancel and nave contains many details from the 15th century. Its greatest treasure is a stone effigy of a knight from about 1380 in full armour holding his heart in his hands.
In the bell cote there are two bells both cast in Colchester, one in 1595 the other 1664. There was an unusual custom here for the ringing of the death knell. It was rung twelve to twenty four hours after death; the larger bell for persons over twelve years of age and the other for children. The bell was tolled for one hour, three strokes every five minutes for men and two for women and children.
The church was neglected for many years but has now been taken over by the Orthodox church and is no longer a parish church. The church is closed but the key is available from the Greek Orthodox minister nearby.
On the way to the church you pass The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist, a monastic community for both men and women
The cache is a micro and contains the coordinates for Tolleshunt Triangle Knights Bonus on the back of the logbook.
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If anybody would like to expand on this series please do so. Could you please let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
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