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Church Micro 8226 Drinkstone Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/20/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

All Saints Church in Drinkstone is alongside the main route through the village. The traditional red telephone box and red post box at the main gate just add to the charm. 

 


This cache is hidden away on the outside perimeter of the Church. You are looking for a camoflaged tube slightly bigger than a film canister. 

When replacing the cache please be careful to ensure it stays in place.

As you'll see in the photo, the ground in the Churchyard is rather uneven and care should be taken when exploring. Look closely and you'll also see there is a convenient seat to rest a while if you need it. My boys took advantage of this to its full!

The following is taken from Simon Knott's Suffolk Churches website.

"The setting is lovely; the church sits above the road on a soft cushion of green, the old school beside it. The red-brick tower is elegant and tall, and it might surprise you learn that it is neither medieval or Victorian. It was one of the earliest Suffolk towers built specifically to accomodate recreational bell-ringing, dating as it does from the last years of the 17th century, when this sport was beginning to take off. We know it was built at the behest of the Rector Thomas Cambourne, who also paid for the bells; a plaque remembering this is set in the west wall of the tower.

The font is set against a pillar in the south arcade in the traditional manner, and is one of those arcaded octagonal fonts you find mainly in the east of the county, usually made from Purbeck marble. Or, at least, it appears to be, but I couldn't help wondering if it was actually an older, square font that had been cut down and decorated by someone locally. It just doesn't have the same finish as other fonts in this style."

 

If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here

http://churchmicro.co.uk/

There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at

http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)