Church Micro 2139, St. John The Baptist, Lt.
Yeldham.
This much restored and rebuilt little church sits prettily at the T
junction in the middle of the village, its tiled roof and rubble
walls and its unpretentious timber belfry giving it a warm, homely
look.
It is known that there was a church here in 1090, when it was
conveyed by Gilbert, lord of Clare, to the Benedictine priory
there, but no identifiable Norman features have survived. The south
porch and north vestry, together with a stone pulpit and screen,
were added in 1891; the architect was J. P. Seddon and the
well-to-do rector paid the bill himself. The west wall with its
triple lancet window is also Victorian. But there is a nice
fifteenth-century font, with the de Vere mullet (five pointed star)
on one of its eight sides, the wooden supports and framework of the
belfry are impressive and there is a good set of Royal Arms of
George I.
On the way to the gate notice the fine stone coffin lid with carved
cross by the porch.
(Source: http://www.yeldhamchurches.org/churches/little-yeldham/)
The cache is a 35mm film canister located on the footpath just on
the outside of the church grounds.
If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I
would just ask that you could let
sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church
numbers and names to avoid duplication.
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PLEASE REPLACE THE CACHE AS FOUND
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