Who Was Here 17 - "Prisoner Zero" Multi-Cache
Who Was Here 17 - "Prisoner Zero"
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A "Who Was Here" cache with a difference. A short but interesting (I hope) walk around the village of Llandaff, which is to the north of Cardiff. Please note that Llandaff has some serious traffic problems so keep a close watch on your littlecachers.
Ever since Dr Who was relaunched in 2005, it has been filmed in and around Cardiff. The first episode to feature Matt Smith as the new recently-regenerated Doctor attempting to save the world from aliens searching for "Prisoner Zero", was entitled "The Eleventh Hour" and much of it was filmed in Llandaff. Although the BBC made some subtle changes to the village green (like adding a pub and a pond, neither of which are really there), but you should still recognise this place.
Photo courtesy of BBC iPlayer
The listed co-ordinates will take you to a car park. Parking here is Pay-and-Display, but at the time of writing the first two hours (more than enough to do the cache) was free. But please check that is still the case before you park.
All the stages are wheelchair-accessible, although wheelchair-users might need help with the retrieval of the final cache. You do not need to go down the steep hill to the Cathedral entrance, but if you are able to get to the Cathedral it is well worth a visit. Originally constructed between 1120 and 1290, it remained in constant use through the ages. However, by the mid-nineteenth century it had fallen into disrepair, and a great deal of restoration work was done between 1843 and 1869. During World War II it was extensively damaged (in fact, of all British Cathedrals only Coventry sustained worse damage), and repairs were not completed until 1958.
The final cache is in a very busy area and retrieving it may well tax your ingenuity, which is why the Difficulty Rating is 3. Please ensure that you are not seen - and take extra care when replacing the cache so that its location is not compromised.
STAGE ONE Go to N51º 29.711 W003º 13.141 where you will find a statue of a one-time Archdeacon of Llandaff. His Archdeaconry lasted from 19AB to 19CD. Use these numbers to go on to.....
STAGE TWO which you will find at N51º 29.(B+D)A(A+C+D) W003º 13.A(2*D)(D-2C). This house was built in 1EEE. Use all the numbers you now have to go on to.....
STAGE THREE which you can find at N51º 29.(E-A)D(C+A-B) W003º 13.A(C+D)B Who won the Victoria Cross? Count the number of letters in his name and ADD the number of his initials to give you F. Now on to.....
STAGE FOUR at N51º 29.FC(E-C) W003º 13.A(E-F-A)(E+A) You might like to reflect for a while on the grandeur of the building in front of you before you count the number of lamp-posts which you can see alongside the boundary wall of the Cathedral which will give you G.
STAGE FIVE is at N51º 29.F(G-D)B W003 13.AA(C+G) In which year of the reign of Queen Victoria was this article reset = HJ Now a short walk to.....
STAGE SIX at N51º 29.H(B+H)F W003º 13.J(3*B)G where you will find mention of an event that took place on 2nd January which year = KLMN.
You now have all the information you need to find the final cache which is at N51º 29.H(M-N)E W003º 13.JL(A+K+N)
This is one of a series of caches based on locations used for filming Doctor Who, be it the filming of the latest series or any of the earlier ones. If you're near such a location and want to add to the series, just let Pezzini know so she can keep the numbers without duplicates and please keep to the naming convention of starting the series with "Who Was Here: ".
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vgf nebhaq, naq nobhg. Whfg ernpu sbe vg.
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