GC4VY87 Church Micro 4830...Braughing -Congregational (Traditional Cache) in Eastern England, United Kingdom created by shakkabomb

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Hidden : 12/27/2013

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The Braughing Chapel dates from the 17th century and is still in use today.

I will expand on the history when I able to get to a PC

“If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com 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”

You are looking a a sample pot, painted black. The cache should be accessible to most people, although a slight scramble could be required. The cache is located on Fleece Lane.

According to the Braughing community Website.. Braughing has a population of 1150 in 463 households (2001 Census) and includes the hamlets of Bozen Green, Braughing Friars, Upp Hall, Dassels, Hamels Park and Hay Street and lies in the narrow valley of the river Quin, which rises in Barkway and flows south into the river Rib, a short distance to the southwest of Braughing village. People have lived in Braughing at least since the iron age and it has many listed buildings, many with medieval origins. Hertfordshire's County Archaeology team recently highlighted Braughing's national importance in one of a series of archaeological surveys of historic urban areas in Hertfordshire (part of the English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey Programme). The community is proud of its heritage and traditions, such as Old Man's Day which has been celebrated for over 400 years. It is also famous for its geese and ducks, local sausages, an annual wheelbarrow race and drama group. A Millennium Village Sign was created in bronze by local sculptor John Farnham and Lotte Farnham in June 2000. Wikipedia gives a detailed account of Old Mans Day, this was said to have happened along Fleece Lane where the Cache is situated.... Old Man's Day[edit] On 2 October 1571,[5] as the funeral bell was being tolled, the coffin of a local farmer, Matthew Wall, was being carried down Fleece Lane towards the village Church of St Mary the Virgin. Matthew's fiancée and other mourners were deeply distressed. He was only a young man. As they made their way to the funeral service, one of pallbearers slipped on the damp autumn leaves and they dropped the coffin - waking young Matthew, from what was simply a deep sleep. Confused and wondering wherever he was, he began frantically hitting the inside of the wooden case with his fist. The mourners removed the lid and were overjoyed to find him alive and well. Matthew had been in a coma and had been suffering from what is believed to be a form of epilepsy. A year after this strange event he married his beautiful fiancée and lived many more years. When eventually he did die in 1595, his will made financial provision for Fleece Lane to be swept each year, after which the funeral bell, and then a wedding peal, were to be rung. The money, invested in Braughing Parish Charities also paid for his grave to be pegged with brambles to prevent grazing sheep from damaging it. The 2 October is, to this very day, known as Old Man's Day. The tradition still continues and schoolchildren now sweep the leaves from the lane, the bells are rung, and a short service is held at Matthew Wall's graveside.[6]

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jurer qb lbh svaq n zbyr??

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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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