Church Micro 3961…Oaksey Traditional Geocache
Flackadder: This is just one of those caches that just does' not want to stay put. I am sick of it so it just has to go.
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Another for the 'Church Micro...' series.
The church at Oaksey is dedicated to All Saints and is though to have been built in the mid 13th century (maybe even the 12th century) and was restored in the 14th and 15th centuries. The name All Saints seems to have first appeared in 1763.
Some large wall murals were uncovered at the church in 1933 and these date back to the 15th century. The most notable mural is of St. Christopher carrying a baby Jesus across a stream. There is also a suitably placed mermaid in the water.
There are many stone gargoyles on the outside of the church as well as a famous and explicit example of a sheila-na-gig, a carved fertility symbol. In her village diary Elspeth Huxley wrote: Entry through the south door, while it lasted, spared Mrs Martin's bevy of domestics the sight of the Sheila-na-gig set in the north wall, which might have kindled wicked thoughts.
“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 & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
**Congratulations to Gackt for FTF**
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