Andersey Island 2 – Opposite Nags Head Island Traditional Cache
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Andersey Island 2 – Opposite Nags Head Island
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Number 2 of a series of four caches, leading to a fifth, bonus cache. Don't forget to collect the numbers for the bonus!
This is a short series of caches, all on Andersey Island. They are a replacement for the Andersey Island multi cache, GCVJZP, which sadly was crushed when the tree it was in fell in a storm. There are four caches in the series, plus a final bonus cache if you collect the information in the other four. Combining these with other Abingdon caches creates a round walk which can be completed in an easy three hours. The walk is accessible to an all terrain buggy, an umbrella type might struggle in places.
Andersey Island is a large island (about 273 acres) in the River Thames above Culham Lock. The island is created by a division in the stream of the river between the main navigation channel and the Swift Ditch backwater. The Swift Ditch used to be the main course of the Thames until navigation was diverted to Abingdon. The current course of the river was constructed, probably by the monks of Abingdon Abbey, in the 8th and 9th century, but did not become the primary route until 1788.
As you walk from the first Andersey Island cache, look across the river to your left. In front of the Anchor pub, you will see St Helen’s Wharf, which was part of the main business area in the town, linking Bristol (via the Wilts and Berks Canal), Oxford, Birmingham and London via the waterways network. Next to the pub, you will see the St Helen’s Almshouses. There are three Almshouses. The one you can see is Brick Alley, built in 1718.
Next door to the almshouses is St Helen’s Church, the parish church of Abingdon, built in the thirteenth century. The Church is said to be the widest in England, having four huge aisles. Other architectural treasures of the church include the large stained glass window and the ceiling of the lady chapel, dated around 1391, which has 52 panels featuring Christ’s ancestors.
Opposite the cache site is Nags Head Island. The island is home to a pub, a chandlery, and is also the boarding point for the Salter’s Steamers boat trips to Oxford.
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