Whilst visiting Bordighera, Italy, Goodchild bought a 'bowl and a platter' seen in a tailor's shop. Ten years later he felt'directed' by an intense psychic experience to take the 'bowl' or 'cup' to Bride's Hill, Glastonbury a place he had never previously visited. Arriving in August 1898 he soon concealed the 'Cup' in a sluice under a thorn by the River Brue. This place was known as the Women's Quarter, Beckery and was linked to St Bride. Then, he waited for the future discovery of the cup 'bywomen' as had appeared to him in a vision. He continued to visit the site every year from 1899 until 1906, except the year 1905.

Benham (see refs) claims this was then found and became the focus of a Christian group, including Goodchild, based in Bristol who believed the vessel to have formerly belonged to Jesus. Thre object is reported to now be in the possession of the Chalice Well Trust, based in Glastonbury.

The platter is claimed to have been sent to the 'Sons of Garibaldi' which may be a reference to the masonic Rite of Memphis-Misraim, of which Giuseppe Garibaldi was grandmaster for a while.