Church Micro 797... Lydlinch Multi-cache
Church Micro 797... Lydlinch
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A cache and dash clip and lock box in the quiet village of Lydlinch at St. Thomas à Becket's Church.
Set back in a delightful churchyard, framed by old trees, stands a most attractive and unspoilt ancient church. It is perpendicular in style and predominately 15 and 16c. The venerable tower complete with a clutch of gargoyles is certainly from the 15c when most of the better towers in the county were constructed. Immediately above the porch, with its 16c door, is a sundial and above that again is another attached to the tower. Inside, the building offers an air of lofty spaciousness, which is most apparent when viewed from the 19c gallery at the rear. This is a unique structure because it is supported on wooden pillars, painted to resemble stone, and has a front constructed, in part, from cast iron. The high chancel arch with a wooden cross supported on a beam is very striking. On the southern side of the nave, the 1838 stone arcade is very pleasing. Above and between the arches hangs a really excellent hatchment. Hatchments are generally thought to have started in the 17c and were diamond shaped painted with a deceased person's coat of arms. These formed part of an elaborate funeral heraldry and were hung outside the house, sometimes for the duration of the period of mourning, before being moved permanently into a church. The practice continued into the very early years of the 20c with a slight increase in the size of the later versions.The pulpit is early 19c and the 12c font, under the gallery, is fashioned from a square block decorated with arches. Two people are particularly associated with this church. Perhaps the more famous is Parson Barnes the Dorset poet, who spent his childhood years on a nearby farm and who went to school in Sturminster Newton. He left a well-known poem about the church bells. The second person is commonly known as 'The Lady of Lydlinch'. Legend has it that she was born and brought-up in West Parley during the 14c. In due course, she married a man from Lydlinch where she lived for the rest of her life. However, her heart was always in West Parley and when she died, she left instructions that her heart should be buried there.
Co ordinates above are to take you to the first stage, sit down and rest your legs while you gather the required information to direct you to the cache site. Use the dates relating to Mark Sketchley as ABCD EFGH to give you final
co ordinates of N50 55. A,D,(A+H), W002 22. E,(F-G),(G-E).
The final location of cache is not within the churchyard.
While in the area why not visit Lonely Oak and Lydlinch Common.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ If anybody would like to expand this series please do. We would just ask that you contact sadexploration first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names and to avoid duplication. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Additional Hints
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