Sidetracked - Kingston Junction Traditional Geocache

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The Bee Keeper: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Hidden : 4/26/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache has no terrain difficulties and is wheelchair accessible.

The London and Southampton Railway intended its line to go via Kingston but the council objected, fearing a deleterious impact on their coaching trade, and the railway passed about 1½ miles south of the town with the first Kingston station opening in 1838 on the east side of King Charles Road. In 1845 it was resited ½ mile west to Surbiton, then little more than a farm. The Hampton Court Branch was built in 1849, the New Guildford Line which diverges at the same point opened in 1885.

Successive renamings of the station were Kingston Junction in late 1852, Surbiton and Kingston in 1863 when the present Kingston railway station opened on the branch line, and Surbiton in 1867. The station was completely rebuilt in 1937 by the Southern Railway with two island platforms with Southern Railway designed canopies.

I have also placed the cache to remember the 2 pubs that used to be here but have now been demolished and houses/flats built in place. The Rising sun used to be on the right of the bench where the cache used to be and the Railway tavern which was the first to go is on the left of the cache position.

This cache is a 35mm film canister.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va na nppvqrag lbhe pne jbhyq penfu vagb guvf

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)


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