Church Micro 3997…Southwick-St James Multi-cache
d120874n: I had a walk to the cache today from Denmead on a lovely day but alas the Cache is missing. The area is so overgrown compared to when I first placed the cache and I think it is time to send it to bed. Sorry to the last ones who did not find the cache. Thank you to all those that found it!
Church Micro 3997…Southwick-St James
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Cache is not at this location. See below for instructions. A celebration of the third birthday of Freya, my grandaughter. It is three miles from her birthplace and she was with me to place it. Hope you enjoy the visit. To get to GZ you have to cross a fast road - please take care. It was about a 15 minute walk.
The history of the village and its church is long and fascinating. A Priory, founded by Henry I at Portchester in 1133, was re-established at SOUTHWICK during the period 1145-53, but the church of St. James, the Parish Church, was probably in existence before the Priory was built and maybe before the Norman Conquest. The Church was restored in 1566 by JOHN WHYTE and clearly much work has been done since then and, in recent years, by the present Squire, Robin Thistlethwaite. The Parish is unique in being a ‘Peculiar’ (one of only two left in the country). The Rev. Bob Green (the Chaplain) was not appointed by the bishop but by the Squire who is officially the ‘Lay Prior, Ordinary, Patron and Rector of the Peculiar and Parish of Southwick’. The ‘D’ Day landings were planned in Southwick House commandeered for the purpose from the Squire at the time. After the war the navy stayed in residence as HMS Dryad which was used for training in navigation, aircraft direction and general maritime warfare. For the past few years ‘Southwick Park’ (as it is now named) has been the joint service training school for military policemen and women. A much fuller account of the church and its history is available on visiting. “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” On arrival Find the phone number 01962 846?86 = E At N50 52.437 W1 06.700 What age was Mark when he died ?9 = F At N50 52.435 W1 06.688 Restored 199? = D At N50 52.427 W1 06.708 How many railings capped with flower like decoration = G At N50 52.421 W1 06.700 Sit on bench and count letters in words A = 4th word B = 2nd C = 3rd - 6th H = 11th Now just go to N50 5A.BCD W01 0E.FGH to find cache.
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Geniry nobhg 20 cnprf vagb frpbaq svryq naq pebff gur qvgpu. Ybbx ybj.