Church Micro 2323…Braceborough Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 2323…Braceborough
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The first church at Braceborough was a Saxon building mentioned in the Domesday Book 1086, this would have been built of wood with a thatched roof. The earliest part of the present church is the 13 century Spire below which is the site of Thomas de Wastneys grave, who died of the Black Death in 1350. He almost certainly fought at Crecy in 1346 & was at the siege of Calais. Thomas’s wife Joanna died in 1393. In her will she asked to be buried with Thomas at Braceborough. In 1662 a porch was added to the south door belived to be 14 century. Repairs & refurbishment were carried out in 1841, new bells hung in 1845 & 1896, the Victorians undertook major restoration in their usual robust way in 1859, a new organ was installed in 1876. In 2006 major re-pointing & masonry repairs were carried out on the spire. “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. There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list”
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