Church Micro 3791 ... Shepton Mallet Multi-cache
darapotter: Hopefully this one will be relocated in the not too distant future.
Church Micro 3791 ... Shepton Mallet
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A micro cache that starts outside the church where there is information to be obtained to enable you to find the physical cache about a quarter of a mile away.
The Church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
There is evidence of a church on the site from before the Norman Conquest and the font may date from that time. The only other remains are the walls around the chancel arch.
The current building is largely from the 15th century, with further rebuilding in 1836 to 1837 when the chapels, aisles and transepts were demolished in order to enlarge them. The timber roof includes 350 panels of different designs and 36 carved angels along the sides, which was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "the finest 15th century carved oak wagon-roof in England". The stone pulpit dates from around 1550 and has six carved panels.
The four stage tower was built around 1423, with four pinnacles, a lozenge parapet, triple window arrangement and stair turret. It was originally intended to have a spire but this was never built.
In 1990, during excavations close to the Fosse way to the east of the town the remains of forty Roman citizens were discovered. These remains dated from the 4th Century. They were reinterred in the churchyard in July 1994 near the Garden of remembrance.
The Millennium Window (2000 AD) was designed, constructed and installed by local stained glass artist John Yeo.
At the cache coordinates there is a plaque with a short history of the church.
On line three there is a date. This is ABCD
How many old women ? This is E
This is a Shepton "F G" Production
The final cache is at :-
N 51 11.BD(C+G) W 002 32.(E+G)E(C-A)
Please re hide out of sight thank you.
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 & Information page found via the Bookmark list
Additional Hints
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