The church of St. Peter consists of a chancel 34 ft. by 18 ft. 1 in., nave 58 ft. 8 in. by 17 ft. 6 in., north aisle 41 ft. 8 in. by 5 ft. 9 in., with a vestry at its west end 14 ft. 9 in. by 5 ft. 9 in., south aisle 52 ft. 2 in. by 6 ft. 7 in., with a south porch. At the west end of the nave is a wooden tower within the building. All these measurements are internal.
The history of the present building begins c.1200, to which date belongs the nave as far westwards as the third bay of the arcade, with the aisles flanking it. The difference in detail between the two arcades shows that the north one is a little later than the south. The only trace of earlier work than this is the south doorway, which is of late 12th-century date. In the 14th century the church was lengthened westwards by one bay. In the north aisle the original west wall was allowed to remain and the extra bay was used to form a small chapel, but in the south aisle and nave the original west walls were removed. Other work of this century consisted of the insertion of most of the present windows to the aisles. The chancel was practically rebuilt, using the 13th-century windows again, about the year 1890, and the walls of the rest of the building were refaced at the same time. The mediaeval south porch was refaced in the 18th century and the tower was erected in 1897, partly of old timbers.
This is a short multi cache and you will need to bring your own pen.
The above coordinates are for the Lynch Gate and let the date on the plaque be 1AB9
Continue through the churchyard to N51° 16.523 W001° 26.906 and find Private J. Warwick’s army number and let this be CDE82
Continue through the churchyard to N51° 16.536 W001° 26.890 and find Henry Prosser’s plaque and let the date be November FGth 1934 aged HJ years
The cache can be found at N51° 16.(J-G) (E-H) (B+G) W001° 26.(A) (E) (E-J)
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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