
The resting place of Charles Rolls, co-founder of Rolls-Royce.
hidden by SidAndBob
N 51° 50.199' W 02° 47.374' (WGS84)
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Location: United Kingdom > East Wales
Cache type: Virtual Cache
Size: No container
Status: Ready for search
Date hidden: 31 January 2010
Date created: 31 January 2010
Last modified: 01 February 2010
Waypoint: OK00E2
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Charles Rolls was the third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock of Hendre. He was a pioneering motorist and aviator and all-round thrill seeker.
1896 Along with other motorists Charles helped get the speed limit changed from 4mph to 12mph.
1901 Helped to found the Aero Club and became a keen balloonist making almost 200 flights
1902 Began selling imported cars
1904 Formed Rolls-Royce with F. H. Royce
1910 First person to fly non-stop across the English Channel and back
On 12th July 1910 Charles sadly became the first person to die in an aircraft accident in Britain when his Wright biplane broke up in mid-air. His name lives on as a symbol for luxury and quality.
The churchyard and nearby Llangattock Manor (built for Charles' mother) command fabulous secluded views.
To log this cache you must note the unusual third word of the quotations which adorn both of Charles' parents graves. This is the log password.
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30 August 2010 Duck a l'orange Found it
A sunny BH afternoon provided me with a good opportunity to find this one after checking on a couple of other caches near the Blorenge. A meandering drive being guided by "Jane" brought us to within 250ft of the co-ords... around the back of a rather smart manor house with no obvious footpath to where we needed to be (Well done Jane
) Time to consult the map more closely. We back tracked onto the road and then took the next left - much better! Found this delightful little church, one that we would never have come across other than by searching for this cache, and soon located the appropriate graves.
Then we were joined by a very friendly black retriever carrying a soggy tennis ball who made his intentions obvious! His owner also arrived and gave us a bit more history about the Rolls family - Last month they had some special events at the church to mark the centenary of Charles Rolls death. This man was a keyholder for the church and kindly let us have a look around inside: It's a very attractive building with some lovely stained glass windows. There's a Sunday service once a month and he was pleased to tell us that there had been a wedding there on Saturday.
This Virtual was ten times better than many 'physical' caches that now litter the countryside so thanks for setting it.
07 February 2010 The Flying Boots Found it
I didn't know this church was tucked away down here but Mr F.B. had said he'd come to a funeral here a long time ago.
We thought we'd combine a family visit with lunch out and a trip to here all at the same time.
Thanks for the cache Pete, nice to have a local "virtual" for a change.
06 February 2010 Forest_Trekker Found it
Hooray!! FTF
Thanks to SidAndBob for the cache. A timely one set in the 1ooth anniversary of the death of Charles Rolls.
Tread carefully when walking around, you may be near one or two of our relations!