A wet afternoon in Bradford
Many people think of Bradford as just a slummy northern town cursed with occasional riots and perpetual rain. But people who have not been to the city might think otherwise, so we have provided this multi as an introduction to the faded post-industrial glory of our home town.
The clues are listed below. The answer to each clue is either a number or one or more words. If the answer is a word or words, count up the number of letters in the word(s) to get a number.
Then for each number you arrive at, subtract the adjustment amount shown to get a single-digit number. You'll end up with a single-digit number for each question. Once you have all the answers, you can easily work out the location of the cache using the section at the end for assembling all the digits into a GPS reference.
The coordinates I have given for the geocaching.com entry are the centre of the tour area, not the location of the final cache.
The bonus questions are just for fun - they don't figure in working out the location of the cache. The answers to the bonus questions are in the cache.
There are no trick questions. The only difficult part is that in the city the GPS signal may sometimes not be so good - in that case you may have to stand somewhere clear to get a good signal, and then walk in for the distance and direction that the GPS shows. Even when the clues are not in a good place for a GPS signal, they are in sight and within 50 metres of somewhere that is.
If you follow the clues in order, they will take you on a 2.5 mile circular tour of the city that takes about 90 minutes to complete. Take an umbrella.
Suggested parking is at the Foster Square retail park, at N 53° 47.920', W 001° 45.140'. Parking there is free for 'shoppers' for 2 hours.
| A |
N 53° 47.804' W 001° 45.412' |
This local hero was the leader of the ‘Ten Hour Movement’, aimed at improving conditions for workers in textile factories, especially for children. Who was he? (one word, surname only)
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| Count the total number of letters in his surname, and subtract 2. |
| B |
N 53° 47.702' W 001° 45.201' |
Look around carefully and you’ll see the city’s coat of arms, with 3 bugles and a boar’s head. You can also see cornucopia (horns of plenty) either side. What is the city motto, in Latin? (three words)
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| Count the total number of letters in all three words, and subtract 13. |
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Bonus question B (not needed for finding the cache)
What does the motto mean in English? |
| C |
N 53° 47.653' W 001° 45.307' |
John Nelson was placed in a dungeon near here. But who did he help? (two words)
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| Count the total number of letters in the first name and surname of the person he helped, and subtract 6. |
| D |
N 53° 47.617' W 001° 45.232' |
Look underfoot. The religious-looking person is as tired as a (three words)
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| Count the total number of letters in all three words, and subtract 3. |
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Bonus question D (not needed for finding the cache)
What is this about? |
| E |
N 53° 47.567' W 001° 45.244' |
How many people died in the tragic event remembered at this memorial?
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| Subtract 56 from this number. |
| F |
N 53° 47.489' W 001° 45.389 |
Including Mathew Hughes, how many valourous Bradfordians are listed here?
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| Subtract 7 from this number. |
| G |
N 53° 47.459' W 001° 45.340 |
This famous son of Bradford avoided being rude about his native city or nearby Huddersfield. What city did he think was grim but not mean? (one word)
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| Count the total number of letters in this word, and subtract 10. |
| H |
N 53° 47.525' W 001° 45.283' |
This civic precinct was opened in November 1974 by HM the Queen. But on what day of November?
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| Subtract 13 from this number. |
| I |
N 53° 47.566' W 001° 45.215' |
Who gets pride of place opposite Victoria? (one word)
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| Count the number of letters in this name, and subtract 9. |
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Bonus question I (not needed for finding the cache)
If you look around the top of the building as well as either side of the main entrance, all the monarchs from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria are shown, plus one extra person. Who is the extra person? |
| J |
N 53° 47.550' W 001° 45.148' |
What did Councillor Brian Lynch combine with joy and fun? (one word)
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| Count the number of letters in this word, and subtract 6. |
| K |
N 53° 47.568 W 001° 45.070' |
St George's Hall is another fine Bradford building designed by Lockwood and Mawson. Lord Palmerstone spoke here, as did a famous writer. What is the surname of the writer? (one word)
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| Count the total number of letters in this surname, and subtract 3. |
| L |
N 53° 47.542' W 001° 44.999' |
Famous composer Frederick Delius was born to German parents in Bradford. What was unveiled for Delius here in 1993? (one word, beginning with 'Q')
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| Count the number of letters in this word, and subtract 5. |
| M |
53° 47.621' W 001° 44.843' |
What is this area of the city known as? (two words)
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| Count the total number of letters in these two words, and subtract 13. |
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Bonus question M (not needed for finding the cache)
Why is it known as this? |
| N |
53° 47.791' W 001° 45.170' |
These two towers down by the railway arches are made of old rails. How many rails in total make it to the top of the two towers? (both towers added together)
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| Subtract 20 from this number. |
| O |
53° 48.027' W 001° 45.207' |
This giant light bulb looks like it dropped from the sky. How many points on the star that it landed on?
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| Subtract 16 from this number. |
Assembling the numbers to find the cache location.
Now that you have found a single digit for each lettered question (13 digits in all), assemble them like this to find the final cache location:
Lattitude(N): AB° CD.EFG'
Longitude(W): HIJ° KL.MNO'
Bonus questions.
They're not needed for finding the cache – they are for bragging about in your log entry here. So how many of the bonus questions did you get right?
