GC1ZTDJ Jaffe Fountain (Traditional Cache) in Ulster, Ireland created by snorkrat

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GC1ZTDJ ▼

A cache by snorkrat Message this owner

Hidden : 10/13/2009

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Located at the Jaffe Fountain at Victoria Square. cache is well hidden, and out of sight. So some feeling required. Fountain is wheelchair accessible but final stretch to cache probably will not be. Cache contains small log and no pen/pencil.

The fountain was made in 1874 by George Smith & Company at the Sun Foundry in Glasgow. It was first sited in Victoria Square before being moved to Botanic Gardens.
There was some sadness to see it leave south Belfast but on the other hand it will be better in its original location at Victoria Square with the many thousands of visitors and shoppers every week being able to see it.
It is a great link to Belfast’s history and the role of the Jaffe family. Daniel Joseph Jaffe was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, northern Germany on August 19, 1809. He laid the foundation stone of the synagogue in Great Victoria Street. He died in Nice on January 21, 1874, and was buried in the Jewish plot at Belfast Cemetery.
Daniel Joseph’s son, Otto Jaffe, was elected as a city councillor in 1894, and was elected as Belfast’s first Lord Mayor in 1899 (the first incumbent of the title ‘Lord’). He was knighted after his first term and re-elected as Lord Mayor in 1904. Sir Otto died in 1929, and was cremated in London.

The Cache - is hidden out of sight so some feeling around the fountain will be needed. This is a muggle rich environment so please use the hint to avoid muggle attention.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ybbxvat sebz gur ebnq fvqr. Pnpur vf haqre/oruvaq gur arnerfg sbhagnva yrt.

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)