Plympton St Maurice Multi-Cache
Bar Sinister: Many thanks to all the cachers who have visited our cache.
Time to archive now.
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This cache encourages you to take a short walk around the old part of Plympton, Plympton St Maurice.
Plympton is situated in two valleys with a central ridge running the length. It has several features of interest including a 1,000 year old castle, which is partly ruined.
The old part of the town, Plympton St Maurice, is very picturesque as it survives from the days when it was an important trading centre for locally mined Tin, and a bustling port, (before the river silted up and the sea trade moved to Plymouth).
The town has a lot of history, being the birthplace and residence of the world renowned artist, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and three of his proteges. Reynolds was lord mayor of Plympton, as well as being it's Member of Parliament, and the first president of the Royal Academy of Art.
Other well known MPs have been Sir Christopher Wren, the famous Architect, and Alan Clarke who represented the conservatives during the 1980s.
The above Co-ords are for the suggested parking, not the cache. To find the cache you must answer the following questions.
1. When did the son of Alfred the Great acquire the Saxon village of Plymentum - 90E
2. According to the Bench in his memory when was Tommy Parsons born - AB-6-19GF
3. When was the first siege of Plympton castle - 113C
3. When did the decline and decay of Plympton castle begin - 1J Century
4. What is the number carved in stone on the front of Plympton guildhall - 16H8
5. When was the Old Grammar School Founded - D6K8
N 50.AB.(C+1)DE
W 004.FG.HJK
The cache is a short drive from the parking, or can be walked, but be careful as this road can be busy at times
There is a FTF prize, for the first cacher to visit this cache.
Happy caching
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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