Hercules
We are in the London Docklands close to
Mudchute and Millwall Parks. Closest station is DLR
Mudchute. The station, and hence the redeveloped area, was
originally intended to be named Millwall Dock, but around the time
the DLR was being constructed, Millwall F.C. had experienced some particularly
nasty incidents of hooliganism. A minority of its fans were
considered to be amongst the most riotous in the country. Although
these days the club's ground is some distance away on the other
side of the river it was thought that the original name carried an
unacceptable risk of attracting these undesirables to the area and
so the name Mudchute was chosen – you can imagine how
delighted the Away team ‘fans’ would have been arriving
here looking forward to an enjoyable game only to end up
here!
This is a simple offset
cache. To find the final coordinates you need to discover some
information from the notice boards here abouts. You’ll
also find out why this cache is so named.
There is parking around here, but it makes more
sense to come via public transport. There are some other caches
near here, plus a number on the south side in the Greenwich area.
Why not do this one then go across to Greenwich using the foot
tunnel.
The initial site and the final location are
accessible to a wheelchair user.
The reduction rule
When recording the numbers that are the answers
to the questions below, please note the following rule: if the
result is a single digit then that is the result, if the result has
multiple digits then add the digits together and repeat. My thanks
to heartstones1 for reminding me of this obfuscation technique Some examples might
make things clearer
Result = 9. One digit, final answer is
9
Result = 17. Two digits, add them together,
result is 8, one digit, final answer is 8
Result = 82. Two digits, add them together,
result is 10, two digits, add them together, result is 1, one
digit, final answer is 1.
Result = 020 7123 4567. Eleven digits, add them
together, result is 37, two digits, add them together, result is
10, two digits, add them together,, result is 1, one digit, final
answer is 1.
OK? All clear, good lets go
Step One
Find the answers to the following questions
(remember to apply the reduction rule)
- How many vowels played on the front row of
Millwall Athletic 1896-1897? This is A
- When did hemp become scarce? This is
B
- What was the highest even numbered house in
Chapel House St? This is C
- What number do you call to talk with the
Mudchute Association? This is D
- What was the last year that the Globe Ropeworks
was located here? This is E
- What was the last year that Millwall F.C.
played here? This is F
The cache
35mm film canister is what you are looking for,
no magnets are involved. Few, if any, cameras here however there
are walkers and other users of the area around so be aware of what
is going on around you for the actual discovery.
As previously mentioned both the initial and
final cache locations are accessible to a wheelchair user, so you
might want to think about how that would restrict the locations
that the cache itself might be hidden.
*** Please be careful when you
replace it so that those who follow you can find it whilst those
who shouldn’t don’t! ***
The cache is located less than 0.75 mile
from the initial spot, if your calculations say otherwise or
suggest that you need to cross water something has gone wrong
– email me through the profile if necessary.
The cache is located at N 51 29 TUV W 00
00 XYZ
Where
T = E –
C + F
U = A -
B
V = C -
F
X = D -
F
Y = E -
F
Z = E -
B