The Church
Tideford literally means the "Ford Over the River Tiddy" and the existence of the village dates from around 1100 AD. It sits on the very busy A38 road between Saltash and Liskeard. The main growth of the village was in the 18th century when the Port Eliot Country estate built houses there.
The Victorian church of St Luke was designed by renowned architect George Wightwick. The building was originally erected as a chapel-of-ease in St Germans parish and was consecrated on 31 July 1845, consisting of a chancel, nave and gable-cote containing two bells. The church is fitted with oak seats and contains a pulpit. The registers date from 1845.
The bell gable-cot was removed because of concerns about its structural safety and is now placed unusually at shoulder height to the left of the entrance porch with a mechanism that can be operated from inside the church to call the faithful to prayer.
Tideford is now part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford.
The Cache
The headline coordinates will take you to the main entrance porch of the church.
To the right of the porch is a seat and behind it is a memorial plaque to Cecil Atkinson.
You need to obtain the following information:
Cecil G E Atkinson - Priest - Died AB July ACDE aged FB years, and
Grace E Atkinson, his loving wife who died E th March GHAG aged CJ years.
The cache can be found at N 50 GJ.CB(E-J) W 004 AC.DHF
The cache is a camo'd plastic tube 10 cms long by 3 cms in diameter.
The GZ can only be reached by walking up the road from the church and turning right into a green lane opposite the last row of houses on the left.
Tree cover may be a problem but the hint will make the find straightforward.
Please do not attempt to approach the GZ through the churchyard.
You may need tweezers to extract the log and please Bring Your own Pen.
Please do not attempt this cache at night time.
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