Church Micro 3990...High Bradfield Multi-cache

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Hidden : 8/8/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

PLEASE NOTE - mobile phone signals are very poor or non-existent round Bradfield.

This is a simple multi. The given co-ordinates are for the noticeboard in the churchyard, where the information for the final location of the cache can be found.

The Parish Church of St Nicholas, High Bradfield, Sheffield, is a beautiful 15th Century church located just within the Peak District National Park. In ‘England's Thousand Best Churches’, Simon Jenkins writes that, from the church, ‘the view is glorious, enjoyed by the weather beaten gargoyles peering from under toppling pinnacles’.

In July 2013, the church was nominated as one the UK's favourite churches by Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP: "This stunning ancient Grade One listed church is situated within High Bradfield in my Sheffield Hallam constituency. The building dates back to the 15th Century. Given its location, perched on the top of a hill overlooking Low Bradfield and the reservoirs below, it can be seen for miles around and offers great views across the valleys. The church is still an integral part of village life, regularly hosting community events such as the Bradfield Music Festival which I have been lucky enough to attend in the past." (visit link)

The views from the church towards Derbyshire are quite spectacular. Driving back into Sheffield by the "top road" along Kirk Edge Road and into Worrall, you are treated to more wonderful views over Sheffield and beyond. On a clear day you can just see Lincoln Castle (if you know where to look).

In May 2014, the Queen's Baton for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow visited the church as part of its relay tour around England and the Commonwealth. The Yorkshire Grand Depart for the Tour de France passes through High Bradfield on 6th July 2014.

THE CHURCH

The original stone church has been dated to 1109 but may be older as a carved Anglo-Saxon cross found in Low Bradfield and now situated in the church building is believed to date from the 9th Century. The present church building dates from the 15th Century. (visit link)

The church has 17 beautiful stained glass windows, mainly from the late 1800s; one window includes glass from the 15th Century. The church has an original nave roof with cambered tie beams and carved bosses. There is a bell tower with a peel of 8 bells dating from 1847 and 1987. There is an enthusiastic team of ringers and the bells are rung regularly on Sundays, for weddings and other important occasions.

Inside the church, on the wall of the south aisle, is a slate plaque, which commemorates the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864. The dam wall of the newly-completed Dale Dike Reservoir burst, causing devastation down the Loxley Valley into Sheffield. In total, 270 people were drowned, many in the Neepsend area of Sheffield. A number of local flood victims are buried at Bradfield. William Horsfield who discovered the crack in the dam wall is also buried in the churchyard: he died in 1881.

The only surviving Watch House in Yorkshire is situated next to the churchyard gates. It was built in 1831 (to a strange angular shape) to guard against grave robbers looking for fresh corpses for medical study. The newly-buried were often guarded from the body-snatchers by friends and relatives with guns.

THE CACHE CAN BE FOUND AT N53 25.TVW, W001 35.XYZ

You should be standing in front of the church noticeboard just inside the gates.

To find the cache you need the top 11 digit telephone number on the left hand side of the notice board. Give each of the numbers a consecutive letter from A to K. Use these letters and numbers to calculate the sums below and substitute your answers with the letters in the co-ordinates.

T = E + G,
V = B + C,
W = H + I,
X = F + H,
Y = D + G,
Z = I + J + K.

Please note that the cache cannot be accessed from the churchyard. The public footpath needed is through the single black gate to the left of the churchyard gates. Please keep children and dogs under close supervision as the path is narrow (single file), with a six foot drop over the wall on the left. Farm stock may be in the fields and you will definitely encounter nettles and brambles.

The cache is a small pot, big enough to take geocoins or small trackables.

If you have time, visit the church, it is well worth it, or sit on one of the benches on the church path and admire the wonderful views. Geocaching doesn't get much better than this!

Congratulations to rpmminiz and aj2001 for joint first to find.

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For full information on how you can expand the Church Micro series by sadexploration (visit link) please read the "Place your own Church Micro" page (visit link) before you contact him at churchmicro@gmail.com.

See also the Church Micro Statistics page (visit link) and Home page (visit link) for further information about the series.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare. Orjner arggyrf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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