The magnificent Grade I listed St Nicholas Church in the pretty village of Rodmersham was started in the 15th Century and constructed out of locally quarried dark flint and stone. The church’s imposing tower is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of 15th Century tower building in the whole county coming as it does with a complete set of menacing gargoyles. Inside the church has been extensively modernised by the Victorians but here and there medieval workmanship can still be found.
In the north wall of the nave are excellent examples of doors to the rood loft, the top of each doorway having nicely shouldered arches. The most interesting parts of the church are the chancel and chapel. The former contains an excellent altar by Buckeridge and Hoyce (1888) and an east window of German glass by Bayer of Munich, dated 1881. On the south side is the excellent fifteenth-century wooden sedilia of three canopied seats - almost unique in England. It backs on to a contemporary parclose screen that divides the chancel from south chapel which contains two panels of blind Norman arcading and a good east window by Ward and Hughes. In the south aisle is a blocked low side window that probably served a side altar.
To find the final cache location you will need to solve the following
N51 (F-B).D(L-E)(A-G)
E0 ((Fx2)+G)).J(H+C)(C+E+A+K)
Looking at the church from the lych gate, how many yew trees are there to your right along the wall = A
How many to your left along the wall = B
On the front of the lych gate by the road how many letters are in the 5th word = C
Inside the lych gate on your left facing the church how many words are there = D
On the right hand side inside the lych gate how many words are after the word death = E
How many E's in all the words carved on the lych gate = F
Number of lights above front door = G
What year was the red and white marble tomb in the corner of the graveyard erected by Robert Mercer = HJKL
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