St Margaret's Church, Lee is a Church of England parish church in Lee, London. It was built between 1839 and 1841 in a simple early Victorian style (to a design by Norwich architect John Brown), replacing the older medieval church nearby dating to around 1120.
Extensive and lavish interior decoration was carried out between 1875 and 1900.
By 1980 it had fallen into dilapidation and an extensive 20-year restoration programme was carried out. On completion of the restoration, the church is one of the best preserved examples of a decorated Gothic revivalist interior in London.
Between 1813-1830 there had been an attempt to rebuild the medieval church, involving the architect Joseph Gwilt. This failed when it became clear that the foundations of the old church were incapable of supporting a new building. The ruins of the original building are in the medieval churchyard on the north side of Lee Terrace.
The tomb of Edmond Halley (1656–1742), from 1720 England's second Astronomer Royal and the discoverer of Halley's Comet is in the churchyard, one of three Astronomers Royal buried at St Margaret's (Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond are the others).
The cache
At the given co-ordinates you will find a red notice. The final four numbers of the phone number are ABCD
On the opposite side of the road (be careful when crossing!) at N 51 27.786 E 0 00.011 you will discover an information panel. Here you can learn about the Old Churchyard and Halley's tomb, which is number EFG on the map of the graves.
Now head east and onto Church Terrace, to find the lychgate at N 51 27.767 E 0 00.101. This was originally located on Lee Terrace, but relocated here in 1957, and recently restored. The number of letters in its predominant colour = H
The cache is located at:
North 51 27.(A-E) (B-C) (H-D) East 000 00.(C-G) (A-B) (F-H)
Please search sensibly, the cache is of course not on any private property. A stealthy grab may be required as muggles may approach from various directions! Please replace carefully and securely, so as not to give the hide away. HAPPY HUNTING!
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