Church Micro 249 - North Lancing Traditional Geocache
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Church Micro 249 - North Lancing
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A cache and dash at St James' church in North Lancing.
Another one of the church micro series added with kind permission of Sadexploration.
A stone church has existed on this site since before the end of the tenth century. In 1994, during a period of repair, evidence of the original Saxon building was discovered, subsumed into the present building. Such churches were typically tall and narrow, with only one or two tiny windows and a tower at the west end. Some of the evidence found has been left exposed so the quoins, or corner stones, which can be seen on either side of the west door mark the narrowness of the original building and at roof height inside the nave remains of floor joists indicate the height of the tower.
The square marble font and impressive outer doorway are examples of a more refined style brought by Norman invaders in the eleventh century. The most significant development, however, was the fifty-year period of reconstruction that occurred in the thirteenth century and which created the church much as we find it today. The building was considerably enlarged by the addition of a chancel, central tower and the north and south aisles. The walls inside the church may have been painted with illustrations of stories from Scripture, as the congregation would have been unable to read the bible themselves. Candles would have been the only means of illumination and worship followed Catholic traditions. Although there is no evidence of a Rood screen having existed in medieval times the terms of a will, dated 1535, suggest there was one - probably decorated with images of the apostles or saints and bearing an image of Christ on the cross.
Sometime in the fifteenth century the arcading was cut through and the church became the large, airy space we are familiar with today.
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You can park safely right outside the church. You do not have to enter the church grounds. You are looking for a tube about 4" long covered in camo tape. Cache contains log sheet and pencil only.
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If any body would like to expand to this series please do, just let sadexploration know first so that he can keep track of the numbers and names to avoid duplication.
Additional Hints
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Va vil ba evtug unaq fvqr bs fgrcf, nobhg 4 srrg sebz tebhaq.