Church Micro 1536...Baston Multi-cache
TheBignells: Cannot find a suitable hiding place for this one - archived until I can re-think it. Will re-use the CM number, when set up again.
Church Micro 1536...Baston
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St. John the Baptist.
This is a short multi cache at the only church in Baston which featured in the Doomsday Book and is the centrepiece of the village, the church has a recorded number of 55 vicars.
In the village are two wide and parallel streets with the mediaeval Church of St John the Baptist, much restored over the centuries, lying between them. The church has an Early English chancel arch although the chancel itself was rebuilt in 1860, otherwise it is mostly Perpendicular in style. This is one of the few churches in the Bourne area that is always open to the public during the day, although locked at night, and it is by far one of the best kept, clean and tidy and with fresh flowers to delight visitors.
Entry to the church is by the 14th century south porch which has an elaborate niche above the entrance and a sundial which predates the imposing clock on the embattled tower. There is a pleasing simplicity about the white-walled interior with comic faces from the Middle Ages here and there and light streaming through unhindered from several windows, the Victorian east window being the most attractive and colourful.
Over the centuries, all the important events of village life were celebrated and marked in the church. For example, in 1257, King Henry III gave permission for the church to hold an annual feast on the weekend closest to the birth date of St. John the Baptist – June 24th. The church continues to mark Feast Weekend each year and in 2007 there were significant celebrations of the 750th anniversary of the granting of the charter.
At the 700th Feast of St. John the Baptist in 1957 the Co-Op bakers produced what is believed to be the world’s largest ever pork pie – it measured an astonishing six feet by three feet by four and a half inches deep. The food giant was the centrepiece of a procession through the village.
You are looking for a 35mm film container somewhere close by – remember stealth when retrieving it.
Firstly, at the starting coordinates, answer these questions: -
1) When did Robert Stephens Die? 18AB
2) When did Sarah Stephens Die? 18CD
3) How old was William Cox when he died? EF
Secondly, you will need to go to N52 42.737 W000 21.125 and answer these questions: -
1) When did Edward Walsh Die? 18GH
2) How old was he? IJ
The cache can be found at: -
N52 J(I-D).AHD
W000 (A-D)(E-A).(G-C)FI
If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
Additional Hints
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Gehfg Zr - Gung Jba'g Or Arprffnel.