Church Micro 5474...Nomansland Methodist Church Multi-cache
t.a.folk: Now taken in, thanks for all the lovely comments.
Church Micro 5474...Nomansland Methodist Church
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This is a multi cache. The published co-ordinates are for the Methodist Church at Nomansland where some of the data for the final co-ordinates will be found.The rest of the data will be found at Waypoint (1). The final cache location is on Forestry Commission Managed Land .Stout footwear recommended .
Please note This cache has been placed in accordance with the New Forest Forestry Commission Permission Agreement . GAGB Agreement for the Forestry Commission New Forest and East Dorset.
N.B. as part of this agreement it is not permitted to seek this cache during the hours of darkness
Please do not leave any edible items
Some church information from Wiltshire Community History website. Nomansland Methodist Church. In 1816 a house and field belonging to Thomas Truckle was licensed for worship, but little more is known of Methodists here until 1846 when Primitive Methodist services were being held. A mud-walled (clay and chopped heather) chapel was built to the north of Chapel Lane and this served until c.1880 when it was replaced by a brick building surrounded by iron railings. In 1901 a new chapel was erected on the top of a low hill, next to the Lamb that had been built in 1881. The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists amalgamated nationally in 1932 and by 1940 the chapel here had become Nomansland Methodist Church, which name it still retains.
additional note added 4/4/14. Sometimes there is a nursery school at the rear of the church grounds and sometimes there is a coffee shop open to all via the front door .And there are occasional Church services which are advertised on a board outside the church
There is a restaurant next door and a public house next door to that Quite an unusual combination .
Now the waypoints for the cache info and the questions.
Please note there is no need to enter the church grounds to find the information .
At published co-ords N50 57.296 W 001 38.441 Stand outside the gate and face the church door.
To the left of the entrance door is an engraved Laid Stone.
The number of letters in the surname of W. = a
To the right of the entrance door is an engraved Laid stone.
The number of letters in the surname of Mrs J. = b
Waypoint (1)Cross the road then across the green to N 50 57.304 W 001 38.366.
The Well of Sacrifice memorial building. Look through the side apertures .On the inside of the building above the entrance gates is a single word painted in blue with yellow edging.
The number of letters in this word = c
The number of blue leaves counting both sides of the blue word =d
Final cache co-ords are N 50 57.(a-1)(a+1)b W 001 38.(c-3)(d-1)d.
checksum =51
Trialhead(1) to get started towards final cache location is N 50 57.324 w 001 38.295.
The final cache location is situated off the path in an area of oaks and hollies . Being vertically challenge can be advantage here.
G.P.S. accuracy on 3 models of g.p.s. used when placing this cache was between 12 and 5 metres at best, but the hint is precise.
In the spirit of the cache title Church Micro the log book is in a micro size container,but to comply with the permit agreement the micro has been placed in a small clip and close container (300ml ).
There is a F.T.F prize of a mouse sat on two kneelers. When that has been claimed there would be room for small trackables. But please keep the log container inside the clip and lock container.
Nearby parking co-ords N 50 57.274 W 001 38.418
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Additional Hints
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