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Church Micro 9852...Reach Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 11/20/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The church of St Etheldreda & the Holy Trinity, overlooking Reach's Village Green with its war memorial and village sign, was only built in 1860 but is a pleasant Victorian Gothic style church. The cache is a short walk away, in sight of the church, and there is on-street parking available close by.


The west front of the church has an unusual brick turret which can be seen in the photos above and below, with its bell and clock.

Looking at the grey stone that the church is built from (with red brick dressings), it is easy to think that the architect (Charles Forster Hayward) may have re-used stone from an earlier Medieval chapel in its construction.

The ruins of this earlier chapel can be seen beyond the east end in the grounds at the back of the present church. The first record of a church at Reche (sic) was one founded in 1378 by Sir John Peksbridge. It was a perpetual chantry chapel dedicated to St. Etheldreda the Virgin, foundress and first Abbess of Ely probably on the site of an even earlier consecrated building.

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http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvtu 'G' - jura ercynpvat vg svgf vagb gur tnc.(Gjrrmref jbhyq or hfrshy)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)