Church Micro 893...Lodsworth Multi-cache
Church Micro 893...Lodsworth
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St Peters Church , Lodsworth
the coordinates above are for the Lych gate , the car park is past the lych gate to the right and round the side of the church which may be closed in wet weather , most of the time at the moment , but parking is available down the lane to the left of lych gate , at the lower grave yard
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ST. PETERs church is built of local sandstone and roofed with tile; the tower is plastered. Nave and chancel are of uncertain date , the tower was added in about the 14th century; in the 19th a transept and aisle were added on each side of the nave, and the chancel was rebuilt and a vestry added to the north of it. The font is circular on a round stem with hexagon foot, apparently modern. On the west wall of the nave is a small representation of the Royal Arms. There are three bells: one of 1602, another by Richard Eldridge, 1606, and the third by Brian Eldridge, 1648
It has to be mentioned of course that. E H Shepard, illustrator of 'Wind in the Willows' and 'Winnie the Pooh' is buried in the churchyard.
This description starts at the Lych gate , where ever you park , from which you have to look high and read the words there and in the time old tradition a=1 b=2 c=3 ETC. , take the first letter of the fifth word to equal A , the third letter of the second word to equal B and the last letter of the fourth word to equal C after leaving the gate go to the east window and just below that is a strange grave with some arches on , how many arches equals D , following that leave the main church yard and enter the lower grave yard , turn immediately right to find a military grave of a young soldier who died on the 18th August 1940 aged 2E ( there are three ) , lastly from the path down to the left , the last row at the moment is a gravestone in slate of the mother to a famous explorer from these parts , which reads 27th August 200F.
The cache can be found at N 50 59.(A+E)(C-D)E W 000 40.F(B+D)D
Additional Hints
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whfg bire gur gbc , 3sg uvtu