Cambridge Ghosts - Night Cache Mystery Cache

A walk around the city of Cambridge best done at night for full spooky effect, Visit the six ghostly spots and follow the clues to the spooky final cache.

A - The Eagle Public House - N52 12.235 E000 07.088

A popular haunt (excuse the pun) of the local British and American airmen during WW2. Names of the airmen remain on the ceiling of the RAF bar and airmen spectres are often seen ordering drinks from the bar. A ghost without legs is also often seen, a regular had left the bar and been run over by a horse and carriage losing both legs in the accident. This is thought to be his ghost. Also from the courtyard an open window can be seen on the upper floor. Many have tried to close the window, but the next day it is always reopened. It is said to be on a location of an old house that had caught fire, a young boy had perished in the fire and the pub built on the site. The young boy is said to keep to window open as a means of escape. From the location take a look for the plaque stating a date an announcement was made. Take the year from this announcement as follows.... 2nd digit minus 2 = "f" 3rd digit = "h" 4th digit minus 3 = "g"

B - Corpus Christi College - N52 12.200 E000 07.137

The College is said to be haunted by a number of ghosts. Most famous, and feared, is the terrifying apparition of Henry Butts, hero of the plague of 1630, who hanged himself with his garters in the then Master's Lodge on Easter Sunday, 1632. Butts' ghost was subject to an attempted (and purportedly unsuccessful) exorcism by three students in 1904. Another is that of Elisabeth Spencer, daughter of the master, and her young lover (both dead in 1667). Their ghosts are said to walk on Christmas Eve. The Butts Ghost can now be found in the new kitchens of the college. Having worked here many years ago I can confirm that late at night on your own in the kitchens was no place to be. Many there refused to lock up and on more than one occasion I had the disprivalege of locking up and there was often strange noises and movements. No one ever hung around to see what it was! From the location take a look for the plaque on the building opposite Corpus. The date on this plaque is "b" "c" 97

C - Peterhouse College - N52 12.065 E000 07.043

Francis Dawes was a former Peterhouse bursar who hanged himself in the 18th century after an election scandal. He took his life near the Combination Room where his ghost is seen. Mr Dawes, who is buried in the neighbouring churchyard of Little St Mary's, committed suicide in his 60s after blaming himself for the controversial election of Francis Barnes as Master of Peterhouse. The election, overseen by the bursar, was marked by skullduggery and resulted in a highly unpopular victor. Documents note that hundreds of people attended the funeral of Dawes, a respected classicist. Two previous exorcisms have been carried out in the college. In the 18th century a poltergeist was removed from a student's room and, more recently, a former Dean carried out a ceremony because of the appearance of a dark presence in a corner of the old courtyard overlooking the graveyard. From this churchyard look up and locate the alarm housing. On this is a telephone number. The final number is "d"

D - Sherratt & Hughes Bookshop (Now renamed) - N52 12.274 E000 07.091

Once thought to be the oldest bookshop in England, An elderly lady has been seen browsing long since passed aisles of books and also a ghostly man dressed in Victorian dress is seen in the surrounding doorways. Take the number from the red door. Subtract 5 and this will be "e"

E - Christ's College - N52 12.315 E000 07.310

Christ's College was founded in 1505. The ghost of Christopher Round, who was a fellow of the college in the 1800s, haunts its grounds. Round and another academic once spent a morning conducting scientific experiments with the newly discovered chemical chloroform. The gentlemen disliked one another as they were equally keen on an attractive local lady. Round's colleague became rather inebriated by the chloroform fumes, and as they were walking home through the college grounds, he drunkenly fell into the swimming pool. Round seized an opportunity to get revenge on his fellow suitor, and grabbed a branch to prevent him from surfacing from the water. His enemy drowned quickly. This wicked deed caused Christopher Round to eventually feel extremely remorseful, and his ghost walks sorrowfully through the grounds of Christ's College to this day, circling the pool and the old mulberry tree. From the location take a look at the large tourst map sign post, Look for the map College list and find the number of Christs college. This number is "a"

F - Kings College and Granchester - N52 12.261 E000 07.055

A field close to kings college was named as fiddlers close. Legend has it that a tunnel led from Kings college to a church in Granchester. The tunnel served as an escape from the Black Plague for the college dons. Sometime in the 18th century an unnamed fiddler set to explore the tunnels, his friends following him above ground as he played on, his tunes gradually growing fainter until it finally vanished.. Some time later a section of the tunnel collapsed and a brave fiddler named Jimmy Griggs and his dog Trap ventured into the tunnel to trace the past fiddlers footsteps. Once again the music died away and eventually disappeared. Days later a terrified Trap emerged from the tunnel with his tail between his legs, but fearless Jimmy Griggs was never to be seen again. From the location take a look at the large shield above the doorway. Count the number of Lions on the carving and subtract 1. This number is "i"

Your final destination is towards the fields at Granchester with an easy if spooky short walk from the City. To find it use the numbers from above....
N52 ab.cde
E000 0f.ghi