Saint George's Church,Great Bromley sometimes proudly called the Cathedral of the Tendring Hundred, is a fine example of East Anglian gothic architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Its oldest parts are the South aisle (including the entrance doorway within the porch), the south arcade of the nave and the chancel. These are of the 14th century (though the chancel was much restored and altered in the 19th C). The massive tower, the north aisle and north arcade of the nave, the south chapel and the south porch are of the 15th century. The clerestory windows ranged above the arches of the nave were built in about 1500, as was the magnificent double hammerbeam roof that spans the nave.The tower and the oaken hammerbeam roof structure (one of the best examples of its kind) are the chief glories of the building but the south porch and other parts of the exterior show fine examples of knapped flint "flushwork", with traceried panels. Above the porch entrance stand the figures of the church's patron, St George and his dragon. Figures of Adam and Eve are set above the wonderfully carved doorway inside the south porch. The west doors, which must once have been almost as wonderful, are now much weathered. The south arcade carved capitals of the nave have now partly broken stone leaves with the fascinating capital of the western column with its mixture of human, animal, devilish and heavenly figures. In the south chapel stand the memorials to young members of the Hanson family who lived in Great Bromley Hall (now Seven Rivers Cheshire Home). Notice that the gallantry of one of these young men, killed in the Peninsular War, was so conspicuous as to be recognised by the enemy's Marshal Suchet.
The co-ordinates given are for the large Parking Area in front of the church. To get to the cache, you will need to find some information.
The statue on the south wall of this porch was placed here in loving memory of Frederick Charles Stephenson died 18 December 19AB and of his wife Jessie died 23 August 19CD formally of this parish.
FINAL CACHE CO-ORDINATES
N 51 53.6(A+1)(B-2)
E 001 01.6(C-4)(D+4)
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