Circa ---- Helsby Multi-Cache

Circa ---- Helsby

The co-ordinates at the top of the page are for suggested parking and not the cache site.

Dating a building by inscription is a long tradition, although not many of the actual architects get to have their names adorning the structure.

The trouble with inscriptions, useful though they are, is that you cannot be sure that they are right (many have been added by later owners) or that they date more than a particular feature or phase of development. The datestone has to be treated with the same critical eye as the rest of the building. This cache is designed to let you stroll around Helsby and hopefully find some dated buildings along the way. Helsby lies 1.5 miles east of junction14 on the M56. The village is along Chester Road (A56) and is overlooked by Helsby Hill, which is owned by the National Trust. The red Cheshire sandstone quarried from Helsby Hill has been used to build the Anglican cathedrals in both Liverpool and Chester. The final cache consists of a 35mm film canister, which is attached to its location by a magnet. The cache is easily accessible from the pavement. To find the co-ordinates of this final location you will need to note down some dates and substitute them into the formula below. Make sure however, that you are at the correct location, have the correct date and enter the information with care.

Please note all the dates can be seen from the pavement.

The final cache can be found at: -

N 53° 16.ABC

W 002° 46.DEF

· The digit represented by the letter A can be found at N 53° 16.552 W 002° 46.083 You can see two dates from the pavement. Divide the last digit of the later date by the 3rd digit of that year.

A = _______

The digit represented by the letter B can also be found here and is the 3rd digit of the earlier year.

B = _______

· The digit represented by the letter C can be found at N 53° 16.583 W 002° 45.938 Above 263. Add the 1st digit to the 3rd digit of this year.

C= _______

· The digit represented by the letter D can be found at N 53° 16.650

W 002° 45.726 Above the resurrection. The last digit of this year.

D = ______

· The digit represented by the letter E can be found at N 53° 16.552 W 002° 45.990 Above 216. The last digit of this year.

E = ______

· The digit represented by the letter F can be found at N 53° 16.542W 002° 46.018 Above 212. Take the 1st digit from the last digit of this year.

F = ______

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