The parish church of St Margaret's stands somewhat south of the area that might be thought of as the village centre. It occupies a dramatic spot, perched on the very edge of the range of hills that skirt the northern edge of lower land flanking the Thames Estuary. 'The Hill', mentioned on old census returns is very easily identified on the ground. On a clear day one can look out from the church, across the Estuary and as far as the distant ridge of the North Downs.
The older part of the church is built in what appear to be more traditional materials - a mix of puddingstone and knapped flint for infill and chalk for carved window framing. It has a fine tower built in old red bricks with diamond shaped insets in black bricks. The church was gutted by fire in the 20th century and so has a very modern aspect inside. However it still retains some watercolours of the Church that date from the 19th C. Outside the church stands the original font.
The initial coordinates are not for the cache but for car parking.
The final position of the cache is: N 51° 37.ABC E 000° 29.DEF
IN MEMORIAM
Frank T. Pasquale – Born 191A
Maisie E. Attree – Born 15 – B – 1927
Edna M. Campbell – Died C – 7 1998
Julia O L Smith – Died 15 – 3 – 199D
Albert Elsley – Born 1 – E – 1925
Charles R Needle – Born 9 – 11 -1F
Sit nearby with Chris Baxter to work out the final location.
The cache has a log book but no pen so please bring one with you.
PLEASE REPLACE THE LOGBOOK IN THE ZIPLOCK BAG AS THIS KEEPS IT DRY !!
If any body would like to expand to this series please do, could you please let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.