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Surrey Arts - 1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/11/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The coordinates given are not the cache location, but are the nearby railway station at Worplesdon.

This cache is inspired by those in the 'X' Marks the Spot series, and I hope will become part of series on the theme of people of significance in the various arts (literary, musical etc) and who have Surrey connections.


This person (who will be called X) lived and died in Surrey. Something of a rebel, X abandoned the artistic career for two years to devote time to other activities. Although X's achievements were officially recognised when a high state honour was bestowed on them, X's actions had previously resulted in a criminal conviction.

To find the final cache location you need to solve the following:

  • The total of the number of letters in X's first and middle names (not surname) is A.
  • One of X's most famous works was written and performed publicly in the year xxBC. But its most famous performance, which was not open to the public, took place in the following year.
  • X was born in the year xxEF.
  • X received their high honour in the year xxGH.
  • X died in the year xxJK.

Final cache location is at N 51.C(F-B).A(G-H)(B+H) W 000.(J+K-E)E.(E+B+C)(F-E)A
You are looking for a medium-size tupperware type box.

Please replace the cache box exactly as you found it and don't leave any spoilers in the log.

Please feel free to continue the series with a cache of your own.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe n snyyra gerr ebhtuyl cnenyyry gb, naq nobhg 20z sebz, gur cngu gung ehaf qbja gur uvyy. Pnpur vf ng gur ebbgf raq

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)