GC256RP King Coil (Traditional Cache) in Yorkshire, United Kingdom created by gillymalcy

This cache has been archived.

Dalesman: This cache has been in need of care and maintenance for some time and as the owner has not responded to my note I am archiving it.

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DalesmanX - (Email address)

GC256RP ▼

A cache by gillymalcy Message this owner

Hidden : 3/18/2010

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Ossett-cum-Gawthorpe. A number of caches around this area were originally placed and maintained by my husband (gillymalcy/maninashed). Sadly he died from Pancreatic Cancer in November 2014 and I then adopted his caches in 2015

A series of individual caches in and around Ossett.

Gawthorpe
Gawthorpe is a small village on the northern outskirts of Ossett with historic ties to Dewsbury and the settlement of Kirkhamgate (via the Gawthorpe Lane footpath) in Wakefield. For many years, Gawthorpe was considered a separate hamlet, but in 1866, it was joined with Ossett and South Ossett to become Ossett-cum-Gawthorpe. The use of ‘thorpe’ (originally pronounced ‘throp’) in place names is of Danish origin, and means ‘outlying farmstead’. The earliest spelling of the Yorkshire village is Gaukethorp, which means, ‘the farmstead of Gauke’, with Gauke being the name of the settlement's founder who almost certainly was a Viking. However, there is evidence to suggest the village may have existed in Roman times and certainly there was a small Roman settlement at nearby Street Side, alongside the old Roman road.
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At the century-old Beehive Inn situated in Gawthorpe the following incident took place one day in 1963. Reggie Sedgewick and one Amos Clapham, a local coal merchant and current president of the Maypole Committee were enjoying some well-earned liquid refreshment whilst stood at the bar lost in their own thoughts. When in bursts one Lewis Hartley in a somewhat exuberant mood. On seeing the other two he said to Reggie, " Ba gum lad tha’ looks buggered !" slapping Reggie heartily on the back. Whether because of the force of the blow or because of the words that accompanied it, Reggie was just a little put out.‘’ Ah’m as fit as thee’’ he told Lewis, ‘’an’ if tha’ dun’t believe me gerra a bagga coil on thi back an ‘ah’ll get one on mine an ‘ah’ll race thee to t’ top o’ t’ wood !’’ ( Coil, let me explain is Yorkshire speak for coal ). While Lewis digested the implications of this challenge a Mr. Fred Hirst, Secretary of the Gawthorpe Maypole Committee ( and not a man to let a good idea go to waste) raised a cautioning hand. " ‘Owd on a minute,’’ said Fred and there was something in his voice that made them all listen. ‘Aven’t we been looking fer some’at to do on Easter Monday? If we’re gonna ‘ave a race let’s ‘ave it then. Let’s ‘ave a coil race from Barracks t’ Maypole.’’( The Barracks being the more common name given by the locals to The Royal Oak Public House ).

Just for fun (and of course to make you work a bit harder, can you email the answers to the following questions).
1. Who is the fastest male coil carrying contestant and his time?
2. Who is the fastest female coil carrying contestant and her time?

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq UGN

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)