Poundbury Multi-Cache
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A multi-cache starting in the heart of Pounbury. Finding the waypoints and clues can be done on foot, but also by car. Cycling is ideal. It will take you around the new village of Pounbury, architectural playground of Price Charles.
Poundbury is an experimental new town — or more correctly a new village — on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The village is built on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, and is an experiment in the ideas of Charles, Prince of Wales, who has challenged the post-war trends in town planning. The Prince is known for holding strong views on recent urban planning and architecture.
The planners say they are designing the village around people rather than the car and claim to be providing a high-quality environment from the architecture through to the selection of materials, to the signposts, and the landscaping. The overall plan was developed in the late 1980s by the European architect Leon Krier, and construction started in October 1993. It is expected that the four plan phases will be developed over 25 years with a total of 2,500 dwellings and a population of about 6,000. Greetings card entrepreneur Andrew Brownsword sponsored the £1 million development of the market hall at Poundbury, which was designed by John Simpson.
This cache was thrashed in early 2009 and re-established at a new location, slightly closer to the last waypoint than before. The cache is a silver, medium size, metal container.
First waypoint (N50°42.630’ W002°27.478’) is the Village Hall. You can park in front. The Foundation Stone was laid by Andrew Brownsword on 5 October 199A. Make your way to the second waypoint (N50°42.832’ W002°27.940’), a playground behind the garden centre and Engine Room tea house (great cakes). The wooden bench from Poundbury Residents Association was placed in 200B. The third waypoint (N50°42.716’ W002°27.781’) is a pretty fountain with mermaid. C is the number of benches around the fountain. You could now leave your car and walk to the fourth waypoint (N50°42.541’ W002°27.654’), The Belvedere, “a place to view the world”. The Belvedere was constructed in 2000, but a memorial plague was placed in 200D. A nearby wooden bench was placed in memory of Rod Power. Rod Power was born in 193E. Have a break and enjoy the view over Maiden Castle. You are very close to the cache, which is located at N 50°42.(A-C)E(B-D) W002°27.D(B-E)(A-E+1). Enjoy!
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