Church Micro 7079.... Latimer Multi-cache

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dustyc09: GZ is no longer a suitable spot for a cache due to continual fly tipping. So sadly archiving. Thanks to all who visited. I have removed the cache container

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Hidden : 1/6/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

One of a series of church micros placed in Chesham and two surrounding hamlets .

St Mary Magdalene Latimer is within the grounds of Latimer house.
Latimer House, a mansion on the hill on the edge of the village, was once a home of members of the Cavendish family who became the barons Chesham. The 3rd Baron Chesham was a commander in the Boer War.The original Elizabethan house, where Charles I was imprisoned in 1647 and Charles II took refuge before fleeing abroad, was gutted by fire in the early 1830s and the present red brick Tudor style mansion, which was designed by Edward Blore, was completed in 1838.It was visited by Gladstone and Disraeli in the late 19th century. During World War II, it was one of three stately homes where captured German U-boat submarine crews and Luftwaffe pilots were initially held before being transferred to conventional Prisoner of war camps. It was the home of the British military's National Defence College after the War.It is now a conference centre and conference facilities and accommodation buildings have been constructed in the grounds.



The church was built in 1841 by Edward Blore who designed the house.It was enlarged by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, perhaps better known for Liverpool Cathedral, Battersea Power Station and the red phone box than this church.

The cache is hidden at N51 40.abc W000 33.(d/2)(e)(f+2)
where
As you are walking along the road alongside the church try to spot a very legible headstone for William and Ethel Elbourn, nearby is a monument to Joseph Olding , partly covered in ivy.
William Elbourne died 28th February 19b7 aged 77 , his wife Ethel dies 26th November 1990 aged aa years.
Joseph Olding was a much valued and faithful servant and he died July 1dth 19e0 aged 6c years . He served f generations as a servant.
Please be careful to replace the cache as found .

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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