St Mary's Church dominates the skyline of Slough from almost any direction you travel from especially along the M4 motorway. The interior is a must to visit as well as the grandeur of the outside.
It is built in a red brick gothic style located in the parish of Upton cum Chalvey in the town of Slough Berkshire. It was built between 1876-8 to a design by John Oldrid Scott and partly funded through a personal donation from Queen Victoria it was enlarged in 1911-1913, to its present size it is protected as a grade II* listed building.The grounds contain the grade II listed war memorial by the west door of the church, It is inscribed with over 300 names of the dead from Slough in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.The church is located centrally in the parish, serving the Slough town center. The church is linked to two schools in the area, Saint Mary's Church of England Primary School in Upton, and Slough and Eton Secondary Enterprise College in Chalvey. The building regularly plays host to musical concerts, often including accompaniment on the organ.
The church contains a pipe organ that was built in 1912. It features three manuals, 37 stops, and over 2400 pipes.
The church tower is home to ten bells the tenor weighing 890kg. The original bells were cast in 1619 by Richard Eldridge, of which only one survives. The nine newer bells were all cast by the Whitechapel bell foundry the last two being added after the others as a memorial donation in 1949.
Cache can be found at these coordinates N51 30.(B-D) (K+A) (J-L) W000 35.(F÷C+M) (G-E) (H+E)
The cache is hidden in a very busy pathway you may encounter plenty of muggles, please use stealth and replace cache exactly as found so it is not visible to passers-by. THANK!
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The stages Stage 1: N 51° 30.412' W 0° 35.641 Here you will find one of the church notice boards. What number do you need to ring to contact the vicar? 01753 52ABCD Stage 2: N 51° 30.403' W 0° 35.662 Here you will find a plaque on the outside of the eastern wall of the church convert the Roman Numeral into the number system we use. EFGH Stage 3: N 51° 30.415' W 0° 35.684 Here there is another plaque, again convert Roman Numeral into numbers. JKLM