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Church Micro 2453 Redlingfield St. Andrew Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 1/19/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of caches, mainly Church Micros, which can be done by road in a day. The area is very rural and is suitable for a cycling trip. If driving, then from spring 2019 a new car park is being developed by the village so you should be able to get your vehicle safely off the road now. The access point is a stone's throw ahead of you (looking from the church back to the village) by the village 'welcome' sign.

You are looking for a screw top canister.

FTF GWPs - Well Done !



St. Andrew's church is marooned serenely in its neat little graveyard, a hundred yards or so from the nearest road. However, the large medieval structure now in use as a barn in the farmyard to the south of the church shows that this was not always the silent, remote spot it is today. Until the Reformation, there was a large priory here, and the surviving building was probably its refectory. The church was appropriated very early on, and served jointly as parish church and priory chapel.

This church is built almost entirely of red brick, the only one in Suffolk of its period. The nave is rendered, the tower truncated, and the chancel renewed; but, there it is, a red brick medieval church.

The Victorians were busy in the interior here, and not much has happened since. There is a feeling of being perfectly poised between the 18th and 19th Century with its manners and heirarchies, and the lack of coloured glass fills the interior with light, and the overwhelming sense is one of simplicity.

There is a good 15th century font, although the lions and wodewoses around the stem have had their heads battered away. There is a large piscina in the nave south wall. The community has taken its dedication to heart and have decorated its walls with pictures and icons of St Andrew. There is a St Andrew flag to the west, and even a greeting from Prince Andrew framed in the porch.

This listing contains excerpts from Simon Knott's excellent website www.suffolkchurches.co.uk , with grateful thanks. If anyone would like to expand this Church Micro numbered series please do by contacting sadexploration via www.geocaching.com so that he can keep track of the church numbers and names to avoid duplication.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ab ybatre ng gur onfr bs oevqtr cbfg. Lbh arrq gb tb uvture.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)