Church Micro 2499...Haslemere Multi-cache
Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.
Andy
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Church Micro 2499...Haslemere
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St. Christopher's church
The church history:
St. Christopher's Church was built between 1902-4 in Free Late Gothic style for the expanding population of Haslemers after the coming of the railway, and particularly for the inhabitants of the western side of the town who had a long walk to the original parish church in the centre of the town. The rector, George Aitken commissioned Charles Spooner as architect and the church was built at a cost of £4,200.
Charles Sidney Spooner (1862-1938) was an Arts and Crafts architect, articled in 1881 to Sir Arthur Blomfield. He joined the Art Workers Guild in 1887 and was also an early member of SPAB and personally influenced by William Morris. He became a fellow of the RIBA in 1907. Spooner married Minnie Dibden Davison, a miniature painter, and he is known for stained glass and furniture, on which his wife collaborated. He taught furniture design at the Central School of Arts and CRafts under W R Lethaby and with A J Penty and Fred Rowntree started a furniture workshop called Elmdon and Co.
At St Christopher's Church Spooner personally superintended the designing of the furniture and fittings and the reredos was jointly designed with his wife.
Unusually for an Anglican church it was built on co-operative principles. The builder, Hutchison, was a Quaker and his company, Haslemere Builders, was run on a profit share basis.
Cache description:
As there is no grave yard, you need to find just a few benches and information on them.
Please find a plaque with Jane Chandler's name and the years when she was born and died. 18AB - 1950. (Northern side of the church).
Go to the other side of the church and find Peggy Stack 190C - 1963 and George (Toby) Smith 1898 - 197D.
You can find the final cache at N51 05. (D/4) (C*3) (A/3) W000 43. (C*2) 0 B.
You are looking for a magnetic nano.
If anybody would like to expand 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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