Grand Union Canal Cache - Olton Wharf Traditional Cache
Dyffryn: Sadly I can no longer maintain this cache.
Grand Union Canal Cache - Olton Wharf
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This is one of a series of caches on the urban canal system around Birmingham. The Birmingham and Warwick canal towpath is part of the Grand Union Canal Walk, a long distance recreational route starting at Gas Street Basin in the City centre.
The cache is a 450ml clip-top box hidden just off the towpath.
The initial contents are:-
Log Book and pencil
4x4 model
St.Christopher medallion
Hen fridge magnet
Racing car
Blue-Eyed Alien Travel Bug
This length of the Grand Union Canal from Digbeth to Warwick was authorised in 1793 and the canal opened in 1799 as the Warwick and Birmingham canal making the link through to London with the Grand Junction Canal. The canal prospered for the next 100 years but as the railway system developed, that became the carrier of choice and the canals began to loose trade. In 1929 the Grand Union Canal Company brought the canals between Regents Canal Dock in Wapping and Birmingham under one ownership and in the ensuing years the canal was widened to a 12'6" standard. Following the first world war the canals steadily declined as carriers of goods and are now principally recreational waterways.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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