Church Micro 2224... Elton Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 2224... Elton
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•The church of All Saints consists of a chancel, organ chamber and vestry on the north, nave, north aisle, south aisle, west tower and south porch. The walls of the tower and porch are faced with ashlar, and the rest of the church with rubble with stone dressings. The roofs are covered with lead and slates.
•The church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, and some foundations of this early church were found under the north wall of the chancel in 1886. Nothing, however, remains above ground earlier than the chancel arch which dates from around 1270. The chancel, nave and two aisles were built in the first decade of the 14th century, and there are indications that a vestry was added a little later. The three western arches of the south arcade were rebuilt in the 15th century, and at the extreme end of that century, the south aisle itself was rebuilt, the western tower built, and both aisles extended to its west face. At the same time, the south porch was also built and a clear story was added to the nave.
•The west gallery was taken down and the tower arch opened out by the Rev. F W Faber (1843-45), and further improvements were made by his successor, Rev. P C Claughton (1845-59). The church was restored in 1885-6 when the vestry and organ chamber were built, the aisle roofs renewed and the clearstory windows opened out. In 1905, the east wall of the chancel was rebuilt.
The cache is a magnetic nano.
“If anybody would like to expand to 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.
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