Colchester is reputed to be the home of three of the best known
English nursery rhymes: 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star', 'Old
King Cole' and ‘Humpty Dumpty’.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the trav'ller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often thro' my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
Tis your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the trav'ller in the dark:
Tho' I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
The nursery rhyme 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' was actually
composed rather than handed down in folklore as most people
believe. Author Jane Taylor (1783 - 1824) and her sister Ann wrote
‘The Star’ in 1806 as part of the book 'Rhymes for the
Nursery' . At the time they lived in Colchester. It was later
combined with the tune of the French melody Ah! Vous dirais-je,
Maman and the resulting rhyme named Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Over the last 200 years it has grown to become one of the world's
most enduring nursery rhymes.
The houses where the the sisters lived in West Stockwell Street
are marked with a plaque.
The given co-ordinates are that of the house, from here you will
be able to find the answers to complete the co-ordinates of the
cache location.
CACHE LOCATED AT: N 51° 53.4A(-2)9 E 000°
53.B47
A = How long did the sisters live at this address?, A is the
second digit of this figure.
B = The third digit in the first date.
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