The Parish of St Mary’s was founded in AD 1657 and consecrated in AD 1662 when it was known as “The West Cowes Chappell”. The Chappell was replaced in 1816 with a church and tower designed by the famous Regency architect, John Nash (1752-1835).
In 1866 the church was found to be structurally unsafe and so was rebuilt in 1867, incorporating the original Nash tower that you can see today. The church is Victorian in design by the architect Arthur Cates, F.R.I.B.A (1829-1901), and the chancel which accommodates the choir, organ and the ‘High Altar’ was extended in 1900. St Mary’s is a Grade ** listed building and extensive restoration work has been completed in the last few years.
Now for the cache:
Stage 1: N50 45.777 W001 18.100 - Drain downpipe = A x B
Stage 2: N50 45.781 W001 18.097 - Stone behind church = 0C/0D/1E6F
The cache can be found at
N50 45.F(D+B)E W001 18.(A-B)(F-A)(C*C)
Please bring a pen!
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