Church Micro 514... Ingrave Multi-cache
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Church Micro 514... Ingrave
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Ingrave is mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086 as:
"INGRAVE. Inga: FitzThorold from Bishop of Bayeux; Serlo from Ranulf Peveral; 'W' from Ranulf, brother of Ilger. Three Beehives."
The name is Saxon in origin deriving from the Saxon word Ging or Ing for meadow and a corruption of Ging Ralph ie Ralph's meadow.
There are are several other example of the name within the locale viz. Ing-att-Stone, Mounteys-Ing, Friern-Ing and Margarett-Ing.
There is also another connection with Ingatestone in that both churches fall under the patronage of the Petre family.
In 1734 it was reported
"The Churches of West Homdon and Ging Ralph being grown ruinous, an Act of Parliament was obtained for uniting the two Parishes; and the churches being taken down, a new church of brick was built at the charge of the Rt Hon. the late Lord Petre and stands nearly at an equal distance from the two ancient churches".
The current church is a particularly fine Georgian example in red brick and whilst building started in 1734, it was not consecrated until 1736. The architect is unknown but based on the styling of the window, it was possibly Hawksmoor or a pupil of Hawksmoor.
The church consists of a simple nave without aisles and is surmounted by a massive tower at the west end, which has been mistaken by some to be a water tower.
The tower houses 6 bells, the back 5 of which date from the building of the church having been cast by Thomas Gardiner of Sudbury between 1735 & 1737. One of these bells was subsquently recast by John Warner & Sons of Whitechapel in 1859.
The bells were rehung in both 1930 and 1978. During the latter rehang, the ring was augmented by the addition of an additional treble cast by Taylors & Co of Loughborough. The bell was cast from bell metal recovered from St Stephens, Upton Park, London which had been destroyed by fire during WW2.
The co-ordinates are not for the cache itself, but for the information you will need
AB = number of 'V's in the inscription.
CDEF = date mentioned in the inscription.
The cache is at
N51 36.(B+C)(D-A)(C-A) E000 20.(F+C)(B+D)(F-E)
The cache log itself contains the co-ords for the bonus cache - please ensure the log is rolled up tightly and placed in the cap end first.
If anybody would like to expand on this series please do so.
Could you please let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
[information courtesy of the Parish website and the online Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]
Additional Hints
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oyhfuva' vil