Church Micro 5858 ... Stanton St John Multi-cache
Church Micro 5858 ... Stanton St John
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This is a straightforward multi, involving collecting a few values around the church to give you the location of the cache.
The parish church of St John the Baptist is the oldest building in the village, and the earliest part, the north arcade, dates from about 1200. The Chancel was built about one hundred years later and the Aisles most likely in the late 14th century, though with the exception of one window in the north-west, new windows were given to the North Aisle in the 15th century. The Tower was also built in that period, about 1450. A modern addition is the unu
As you enter the church yard, count the number of pointed fleurs-de-lys along the top of the right hand gate, and call this A.
Less than 20 meters beyond the south door (at face height, on a wall but not on the church building) B is the number of letters in the surname of the person who lived here 1922-2011.
Make your way to the war memorial in the north east corner of the church yard. Standing next to it, how many complete pairs of lancet windows can you see in the church? Ignore single lancet windows, and ignore partly visible pairs, and ignore windows in the tower. This will give you C.
Seek out the military grave of Private R W East of the Dorsetshire Regiment. Multiply together the two digits of his age when he was killed to give you D. Value updated 16/6/2018
The number of nines in his service number will give you E. Value updated 16/6/2018
The number of fives in his service number will give you F. Value updated 16/6/2018
The cache is a short walk away at N51°46.ABC W01°09.DEF
The checksum for your acquired digits is twenty eight.
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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