York Minster Multi-cache

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Hidden : 9/30/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

All of these locations are within the city walls in the shadow of York Minster.

Go to the listed coordinates to start your journey.

1. York Minster

York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. It is the seat of the Archbishop of York and cathedral for the Diocese of York. Its formal title is The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York. There are some fabulous stained glass windows including the famous Rose Window, which was restored following the fire of 1984. Inside the Minster are roof bosses designed by Blue Peter viewers replacing the ones destroyed in the fire.
Things you might not know about the Minster:-
Graduates of York St John University receive their degrees in the Minster in September each year.
In 2000 the Mystery Plays were performed in the Minster.
An In 2002 an Alpha Supper party was held in the Minster for 700 people.
For other information visit the Minster web site www.yorkminster.org It would be good to see your pictures of the Minster, the more unusual the better.

A = Bootham Bar
B = Lendal Tower
C = St Michael le Belfry
D = Yorkshire Museum + York Minster
E = Monk Bar
F = Mansion House – Kings Manor
G = Treasurer’s House
H = St William’s College

53 57 ABC
001 04 DEF

These coordinates will lead you to:-

2. Minerva

Indicative of the Roman history heritage of this city, Minerva is a Roman Goddess. She was the daughter of Jupiter and considered to be the virgin goddess of warriors, poetry, commerce, crafts and the inventor of music. As Minerva Medica she was the Goddess of medicine and doctors.

This wise drama goddess sits on a literary pile above the date you need. I J K L

53 57 (A + K) (H - I) K
001 04 (J + L) K (I + L)

These coordinates will lead you to:-

3. Pigs in York

Swinegate was the location of a pig market in medieval times it is now the place to find bars, wonderful cafes, and fashion boutiques.
Pigs can still be found there. Have a look on the walls in Swinegate for pig bricks, there are a few quite high up. How many can you count? (Just for fun) Put how many you find in your log! (N.B. no one seems to find them, but they are there, they are the size of a small red brick about 4 - 5 metres from the ground) The challenge is there, can you find one or more ????
Close by is Barley Hall, just down Coffee Lane – well worth a visit. This is a 14th century town house restored by the York Archaeological Trust
The co-ordinates lead you to the entrance of a bar called Oscars, look up and you will see four words carved into the stone to the right of "York Central Mission Hall". Count the number of letters in each word to give you -
1st word M
2nd word N
3rd word P
4th word Q

53 57 M (Q - N) M
001 04 (N + E) (N - P) K

These coordinates will lead you to:-

4. Sundial

How many lions hold up the sundial? = R
53 57 M (G - N) H
001 04 (R + H) (R + L) G

These coordinates will lead you to:-

5. ???

This was the medieval home of the Minster’s Vicars Choral till 1574 and it became a slum area. In the 1800s it became an orphanage/workhouse – York Industrial Ragged School. The Master was paid to collect waifs and strays and he kept the money they earned. Many of the children died of neglect and starvation, the bodies he locked up in a cupboard. When the stench became unbearable he would clear it out. When a harsh winter prevented burial for many months the master became convinced that he could hear the children’s screams from cupboard. He eventually went completely mad and ran through the school massacring the remaining children with a huge knife. He was discovered him next morning, whimpering amongst the bodies of the children, and sent to a lunatic asylum.
Some do say that the children can still be hear laughing and playing in this street, so maybe it is best to do this one during the day.
This house of prayer was consecrated in S T U V

53 57 A (R+U) J
001 04 (A+S) (V-U) U

6. Hurry now for the treasure that awaits.
Only space for small TBs and coins. Due to relocation cache now 9 paces north east of lamp post. Please replace out of sight to reduce chance of muggles finding it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Gurer vf abar fb oyvaq nf gubfr jub jvyy abg frr. 2. Ybbx hc 3. Bcbfvgr Fjvartngr Rnfg ragenapr - ybbx hc 4 Fgbar fhaqvny 5. Bccbfvgr grn ubhfr 6. Oruvaq vil - gjb cnprf sebz ybj jnyy raq - ybj qbja va pnzb ont

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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