Firstly, we must thank
Write and Mane
for the inspiration to set this cache. Their Cardiff pictorial
(
GCHJXW) is on a much grander scale than our Llandaff pictorial,
but we have to start somewhere with our first puzzle
cache!
The community of Llandaff is based
around the cathedral.
The cathedral dates from 1107, but has changed many times since
then. The most recent major change was in 1941 when a stray German
bomb caused massive destruction. There is a memorial stone in the
graveyard positioned on what was the centre of the bomb crater. If
you are new to the area, do try and take a look around. There are
pubs, a wine bar, restaurants, coffee shops and a convenience store
in the busy and prosperous High Street. You could easily spend half
a day discovering the area. If you are visiting Cardiff, then the
number 25 bus will take you to and from the Cardiff Central
rail/bus station to Llandaff. Don’t forget, Llandaff NORTH and
Llandaff are two different districts separated by the River
Taff.
We have photographed eight images centred around
historic Llandaff Cathedral. The pictures are, and the final clue
is, within 500 metres of the co-ordinates as listed for this cache. The cache
container is a small flip lid box. There is a “first to find” badge
in the container.
I would say that image locations are wheelchair accessible.
Depending on the order you find the clues, there will be at least
one climb from the cathedral entrance to the road level. The final
cache can be accessed from a wheelchair too. If you use a
wheelchair to complete the cache, please let others know how you
got on.
This is our first puzzle cache. We would be keen to hear your
feedback. We live and work locally and can easily maintain the
cache.
Pat and Dave.
Well done to Sniffadogz,
closely followed by Moche, for being the first to find our first
puzzle cache.
There are some standard caches not too far from here – take look at
the
Llandaff area caches Bookmark.
The clues below are not in any particular order. The idea is you
wander around the cathedral and village
area, admire the surroundings and spot the clues.
|
Picture 1 |
In
which street is this doorway? |
You
need the number of letters in the first word only. |
A= |
|
Picture 2 |
To which church
official do these steps belong? |
How
many letters are in his title? |
B= |
|
Picture 3 |
How many steps
lead up to this cross? |
Find the object, count the steps. |
C= |
|
Picture 4 |
What date was
this display created? |
Add
up the four digits of the year to get your answer |
D= |
|
Picture 5 |
This is a
pleasant view. What colour establishment was pulled down in
order to create the view? |
We
need the number of letters in the colour. |
E= |
|
Picture 6 |
What colour
establishment is associated with this sign? |
Count
the number of letters in the colour. |
F= |
|
Picture 7 |
How many
chimneys sit on this chimney breast? |
Study the picture, find the chimney breast and count the chimney
pots. |
G= |
|
Picture 8 |
Next to this
ironwork gate is a large wall. |
How
many round windows are in the window of the wall? |
H= |
Take the
numbers from the eight clues above and enter them into the
formula below. The answer will give you the cache
location.
N 51 A+B+D . (D-E-E-G) (A-B)
(G-A)
W 003 H+F+E
. (C-B) F (B-C)