A Church of England chapel was built in Curbridge in 1836 and in 1906 the derelict chapel was demolished and replaced with the present Grade II listed Saint John the Baptist Church.
The cost (around £750) was met by grants and private donations, notably from the curate, Cyril Jenkyn, and Thomas Foreshew, a director of Clinch's brewery with land in Curbridge. The building comprised a chancel and nave of coursed limestone rubble with red pantile roofs, carried down low on the south over a vestry and organ chamber, and surmounted by an open bell-turret and tall chimney. The style of the exterior, a picturesque mixture of southern Romanesque and Early English features, has been described as Mediterranean. The plain plastered interior is English in character and has original rood beam, pews, pulpit, and other interior furniture, painted green with red, white, and black decoration. An organ replaced a harmonium in 1958. The stained-glass east window is of 1906. The church plate includes a silver paten of 1876 and an electro-plated chalice and alms plate. The single bell of 1836 was given by Charles Jerram, rector.
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Number of doors in the entrance porch = A
Number of openings on the bell tower (look carefully) = B
Number of windows at back of church (not extension) = C
Number of bricked up openings on NW gable end = D
Number of windows on SE gable end = E
The cache is located at - N 51° 46. (A) (B+C) (C-D)' W 1° 31. (B-C-E) (E) (D)'
Checksum for all the numbers in the final coordinates is 38
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