Steve's Cache Traditional Geocache
rambler20: This is not the first time this cache has been destroyed, so I have decided to archive it
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As this is one of the first caches we have created, we decided to name them after ourselves. We have made them a series of 2 i.e. Maggie & Steve.
We have placed them in Hornchurch Country Park to be near our home. We often have a quick walk in the park, to blow away the cobwebs as it is literally across the road.
Hope you enjoy stretching your legs whilst you explore the park
Before the creation of the Country Park, when the area was being quarried for gravel, evidence of the ancient history of this site was unearthed. Amongst the finds were Stone Age tools, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman artifacts.
Following the Norman Conquest, the northern half of today's Country Park was part of Suttons Manor. During the 12th century King Henry II gave this land to Hornchurch Priory and in the 14th century it became the property of New College Oxford. The manor later became Suttons Farm, which was finally taken over for the creation of RAF Hornchurch. The southern part of the park was once in Dover's Manor, and later became Albyn's Farm, where the old farm buildings can still be seen. As from 1980, following ground reinstatement after quarrying and infilling with rubbish, the London Borough of Havering has carried out large scale landscaping to create Hornchurch Country Park.
The cache is in a 1 Litre Clip Top Container and hold a log book, pen and and assortment of trade items. We have also placed the Trackabulldog Geocoin dedicated to Grandson Ryan in this cache.
Park in the Hornchurch Country Park Car Park off Squadrons Approach (N 51° 32.551’ E000° 12.875’) and head towards the lake. The cache is in the trees off the first open space you come to.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ng gur onfr bs n gerr