Greyfriars Tower Multi-Cache
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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Greyfriars Tower:
** Please be aware this park is locked at dusk**
** There is no need to leave the paths to find clues or cache**
The tower has been completely restored and the gardens have been re-modelled to represent the old friary
This building was founded by the Franciscan order in about 1230 and the tower, which dates back to the 15th Century, has many carved bosses and corbels.
Of the 60 Franciscan friaries that existed in England prior to the suppression in 1538, significant remains of only 16 exist. Greyfriars Tower is one of only 3 remaining in the country, and is the most attractive and complete. The tower is a key landmark in King's Lynn and it owes its survival to this as, for centuries, it proved useful as a seamark for traders and sailors navigating the difficult waters of The Wash.
Grade I listed/Scheduled Ancient Monument status, the tower is located in the attractive Tower Gardens on land formerly within the boundary of the friary. The gardens were laid out in 1911 to mark the coronation of King George V. They also contain the Public Library completed in 1905, and the King's Lynn War Memorial, designed in 1921.
Tower Gardens
The Tower gardens have been remodelled utilising hard landscaping to indicate the location and extent of the nave, north aisle, chancel, cloister walks and chapter house enhancing interpretation and awareness of the complex.
Cache Location
N 52 ab.cde E00 fg.hij
The Back Lane Arches were resited in 1911 but they are from the 1a Century
The war memorial is dedicated to the b69 men from King's Lynn who gave their life in the First World War
c= the gatehouse survived until 18c6
d= number of windows in the refectory (use information board, not model)
There are e other medieval bell towers surviving in England
f=number of sides the tower has minus the height of the windows.
The tower is 9g feet high
h=the number of friars that arrived in 1224
i= the number of guiding principles contemplated by St Francis
j= Henry - James
Congratulations to BCNorwich and Spindlewood on a Joint FTF
Although this cache is disabled if you post a photo of you and the tower, you can add to the log! I know virtual caches aren't allowed but its a nice park.
Additional Hints
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Fvta gur ybt cyrnfr!
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