Church Micro 2808…Wotton Under Edge Traditional Geocache
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Church Micro 2808…Wotton Under Edge
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You are looking for a smaller sized micro container in the lovely, historic town, of Wotton Under Edge. The cache should be accessible by all, in all weathers.
A writing implement with which to leave your mark and an extraction tool will be required.
The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Wotton Under Edge.
It is thought that the church stands on the site of an earlier, 10th Century Saxon Church.
One of the oldest churches in the area, St. Mary's was consecrated on the 19th August 1283 by the then Bishop of Worcester, Godfrey Giffard. It is believed that most of the church as it stands today was completed in 1325, some 171 years after its first recorded vicar, Gerinus, in 1154. It is one of six churches in the town that together span four denominations.
The area near the sacristy, contains the tombs of Lord Thomas IV and Lady Berkeley. Lord Thomas was the Admiral of the King's Fleet and fought in the battle of Agincourt. Lady Berkeley, was responsible for the founding of the local comrehensive, Katharine Lady Berkeley's. The brasses over their tombs date from 1392, and are thus the second oldest in Gloucestershire.
The church is perhaps best known for it's large pipe organ. Positioned in the South East corner of the church, adjacent to the altar; it is one of the largest in the county and is famed for having been played by Georg Handl when in its previous home of St. Martin in the Fields, in London. The organ was originally presented to St. Martin in the Fields by King George I. It possesses a large range of stops, over three manuals and a pedalboard, including two trumpets, six diapasons, a cornopean and a flute.
On a personal note, this is the church that I attended as a child, so as such the place holds many memories.
“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”
** Well done to Landy Steve for another rapid FTF **
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