Church Micro 2714…Westerham Multi-cache
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Church Micro 2714…Westerham
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First ... some history about the church .....
ST. MARY'S - WESTERHAM ..... Westerham (Oistreham) is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was a significant settlement at the time. The earliest parts of the present building date from the 14th century and it has been added to and modified many times over the years. The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is clearly visible from a distance as you approach the town of Westerham and nestles behind the north-east corner of the Green. The Church registers record the baptism of Sir Winston Churchill's grandchildren and General James Wolfe who was born in the Old Vicarage, a memorial tablet and window commemorate him in the church Other rarities can be found at the base of the tower. The fine fourteenth century spiral staircase is one of only two of this age to turn unusually to the left. On the walls nearby hang three Royal Coats of Arms; those of Edward VI (the oldest known of this reign), George III and (added during the Jubilee year) that of Queen Elizabeth II. In this same tower hangs and excellent peal of 8 bells. The building both gained and lost by an extensive restoration in the mid nineteenth century. It lost a music gallery and a three decker pulpit but gained an unrestricted view of a fine roof, an east window, a reredos and a Lewis organ (the latter two in memory of members of the Warde family of Squerryes Court). The Archbishop of Canterbury rededicated the Church in 1883 after the restoration was completed. The evolution of the present building can be traced by studying the interesting plan displayed opposite the main door showing the dates at which the various parts were added. The John Fryth room is to the north of the tower and was added in the 1960s as a meeting room, taking its name from a famous Westerham resident, the biblical scholar, friend of William Tyndale and Reformation Martyr, who was baptised at St Mary's. More recently to celebrate the Millenium the Resurrection Chapel was reordered to include a glass screen with etchings which make use of images from around the Church to celebrate Westerham life throughout the ages and the power of the Resurrection. St Mary's Church has been the spiritual centre of Westerham for centuries and many of the names appearing on the memorials on the tombstones surrounding the Church are found also as street and place names in the town, as well as being common amongst local residents.
THE CO-ORDINATES ARE FOR THE FIRST CLUE IN THE CAR PARK ... you will need to collect the values of A to G to get the final hiding place:
A = Location number of carpark - second number
B = Number on the house directly next to the The Westerham Hall
C = By the kissing gate - how many letters in the road name
D = Go through kissing gate, second lamp-post - second number
E = Carry on up path towards church look for John Fryth Room, what year was it built - third letter
F = By the main gate is a large sign. The office telephone number - tenth number
G = The cenotaph is very important to the westerham townsfolk - how many sides does it have? Now use these numbers to substitute for the following to take you to the cache not very far away:
N51. B (C - F). (E + F - C) F (D - A) E000. (A + B - E) (F + B). (A - B) (D - B) (G + B - C)
A little bit of stealth is required ..... “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.
There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list” ~~ MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO DEEPDIGGINGMOLE ON FTF ~~
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