The Curse of the FTF Leicestershire # 15 Traditional Cache
Lansdown: After nearly 8 years and 145 finds, we feel it is time for this cache to go. Many thanks to those who found it.
The Curse of the FTF Leicestershire # 15
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A small micro cache, held on by magnet, at Union Wharf Market Harborough.
This is a small micro cache in a very popular area at the end of the Market Harborough Arm of the Grand Union Canal Leicester Section. The Grand Union Canal Leicester Section runs from Norton Junction (at Long Buckby) to Leicester for a total of 41 miles. In Leicester it joins the ‘Grand Union Canal River Soar’ and runs for a further 25 miles to the River Trent between Ratcliffe on Soar and Long Eaton.
The Southern section from Leicester was conceived to join the Soar section to the River Nene near Northampton. In 1797 the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire canal had reached Debdale 16 miles South of Leicester, when the money ran out. It was then agreed by the Grand Junction Company, who owned the main section of the current Grand Union Canal to shorten the route and go directly to Norton Junction via Market Harborough. In 1809 the canal reached Market Harborough and the money ran out again. In 1805 the Grand Junction canal was opened from London to Long Buckby and they needed a connection to the East Midlands. Up to this time the Leicester canal and the Grand Junction Canal could handle wide beam boats (14 feet width) but the decision was taken to join Foxton to Norton Junction directly with a narrow beam (7 feet width) canal. The canal was completed in 1814 and included the 10 Foxton Locks to raise it up before 22 lock free miles to the 7 Watford Locks which lower it to Norton Junction.
There are a few "Curse of the FTF" caches in the UK the rules are really simple:-
1.Whoever finds the cache first should place the next cache in the series (The Curse of the FTF Leicestershire # 16) within 1 month. Otherwise the curse will prevent you from ever getting another FTF again or so they say, lol.
2.It is asked that you only be a FTF for this series once. This is to give others a chance to be the FTF.
3.Cache can be any type of cache (Puzzle, Multi, etc.).
4.When the next cache is placed e-mail the owners of all the preceding caches so a link can be added.
"By way of clarification everyone can log their find, and hopefully the FTF person will play along and place another cache, but it is in no way a requirement for logging this cache"
As always when caching near deep water, please take care of small children.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
'Phfgbzref Bayl'
Treasures
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