Church Micro 3945…Chedworth Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 3945…Chedworth
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Another for the 'Church Micro' series
There is tell, that Chedworth is the longest village in England!
The church is fairly typical of this region, with a square embattled west tower, south porch, north aisle, and chancel. The set of Perpendicular windows lining the nave are unusually large, especially for a church this size. By comparison, look at the oldest window in the church, a small Early English example set into the north wall of the chancel. A row of 15th century gargoyles are set below the roof line, above the windows. The oldest part of St Andrew is the tower, which dates to the year 1100. Also from that period is the lovely tub font, carved with interlaced arches, and the arches separating the nave and north aisle. The nave was raised in the 15th century to allow for the insertion of the Perpendicular windows. At this time a set of carved corbel heads were added to support the roof timbers. One of these carved heads is certainly Henry VII, another is likely that of his wife, Elizabeth of York, who visited the church when it had been remodeled. Two other heads are thought to represent Anne Neville, whose family, the Beauforts, owned Chedworth Manor, and her husband, Richard Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick.
A village my wife and I lived for many years :-)
*****THE CACHE IS NOT IN/ON/UNDER THE WALL*****
** Congratulations to hotamalex for FTF **
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“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”
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