Church Micro 959...Llanllwchaiarn Multi-cache

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ivymill: Time for it to go. I got married here so it has a special significance for me. Thanks to all that visited and hoe someone will pick up this place and adopt it.

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Hidden : 12/24/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Church Micro 959...Llanllwchaiarn

Thanks to Sadex for the origination of this series. Please see below if you would like to extend it further.

Llanllwchaiarn Church is in the Diocese of St Asaph, in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn in the county of Powys.

It is where Ivymill got married to each other in 1989 - 20 years before this cache was placed. So it has a special place in our hearts!

David (Father and Father-in-Law) and Clive (Uncle and Uncle-in-Law) are also both buried here. R.I.P.

The micro cache is not hidden at the co-ordinates above, but a short distance away, not in the church or grounds but can be found with a short walk. Please bring your own pencil.

Once details of how to phone Rev Andy Grimwood are found, that number is ABCDE FGHIJK. The final co-ordinates are at N52 (G+B),B.(H+I-B),(C+B+G),H and W003 B,(J+B).(B+I),(E+B),G

Parking can be found nearby - better please not to park in the church car park, but use instead these co-ordinates: N052 31.370 and w003 17.764 which will allow a short stroll to the church itself through the bottom gate just off the road.

Thanks to the The Clywd-Powys Archeological Trust for the information taken from their website, some of which is repeated below. They conducted a survey in 1995/6 and 1998 - the Montgomery Churches Survey, to record and survey all historic churches in Wales. This captured details of all 56 pre-19th Century churches in Montgomeryshire or Powys as it is now.

St Llwchaiarn's church, on the northern side of the River Severn, less than one mile from Newtown, is a red brick structure which was built in 1815 and enlarged in 1864. Inside there are a few 18th century monuments and a carved effigy of 1630, but relatively little has survived from the predecessor of the present building.

It is built in Georgian style on the site of an earlier church; there were further renovations and an eastern chancel and vestry were added in 1864 in Gothic style.

Parts of the following description are quoted from the 1979 publication The Buildings of Wales: Powys by Richard Haslam
History

The dedication, the form of the churchyard and its proximity to the river indicate beyond reasonable doubt that this is an early medieval foundation.

The church is recorded in the Norwich Taxation of 1254 as 'Ecc'a de Llanlocharen' with a value of £1 6s 8d. In 1263 part of it was appropriated to the Cistercian nunnery at Llanllugan, and in 1291 the combined value was £4 6s 8d.

The earlier stone church consisted of a nave with a south entrance door, a wider chancel, and a western bell turret; the interior was fitted with box pews and there was a central pulpit on the north wall.

The present church was built in brick on the old site in 1815 at a cost of £1200.

Further restoration work, which included the eastern extension of the chancel and vestry and the insertion of the bench seating, was completed by R.J.Withers in 1865 at a cost of £460. The original east wall of the church was cut through and the plain yellow sandstone chancel arch erected; the stonework was designed and executed by Edward Jones of Newtown. At the same time, the nave roof was raised and under aisle heating was installed. The organ was removed from the gallery and placed in a niche in the chancel north wall.

In 1869 the round-headed windows with the exception of those in the tower were replaced with some of Gothic design. Further work took place in 1902.

In 1946, the organ was re-sited in the gallery. At the same time the bells were recast and some reconstruction took place in the belfry, when a steel headstock was inserted.

For further details of the architecture please see here: (visit link)

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If any body would like to expand to this series please do so, but please could you let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication: See link: (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lrj'yy svaq vg ol gur evire

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)


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