Church Micro 3976...Westward Ho! Multi-cache
Church Micro 3976...Westward Ho!
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A Church Micro at Holy Trinity Church,Westward Ho!
In 1863 Northam Burrows (North Devon) Hotel and Villa Building Company Limited was formed with the object of founding a fashionable watering place to rival Ilfracombe and Torquay.
Following the Napoleonic and Crimean wars, many retired and half-pay naval and army officers were attracted by the inexpensive property prices and the proximity of the North Devon Golf Club.
The Reverend Isaac Gossett, who had been at St Margaret’s since 1844, saw the need for a church at Westward Ho! So with the necessary ecclesiastical permission, he commissioned a Mr W Oliver of Barnstaple to draw up some plans. The site was donated by The Northam Burrows (North Devon) Hotel and Villa Building Company Limited and the work began in 1868.
On 24th March 1870, the church was opened but not consecrated as it was still in debt. In 1938 the church was finally consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter, Dr Charles Curzon. In his address the Bishop said that special significance was added to the occasion because it was probably the first consecration of a church in the district for about 100 years.
The basic structure of the church has hardly been altered since its completion. The external dressings around the windows and doors are of Lundy granite, and the facing of the external walls is of the brownish stone from the Kenwith Valley quarries and was the gift of the Revd. Edward Dansey, the Rector of Abbotsham.
The co-ords will take you to the headstone of Ronald Kellaway.
Ronald's dates are 24/9/1909 and AB/C/DEFG
Cache is at N51 02.GDG W004 14.(B+G)GD
£1 for the FTF.(Bideford V)
There is on-street free parking near the church.
“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”
Cache is a small round locktop box...
Additional Hints
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...ol cbyr.