DG's First Traditional Cache
Antheia: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.
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Cache is a small clip lock container located at ground level
Local History -
Little Coates was already inhabited by the time of the Norman conquest. By 1861 it had a population of 59 and consisted of Saint Michaels church and a few cottages. There was also a farm on the site where now stand the recreation ground and golf course.
Located just within the parish, near present day Chelmsford Avenue and Westhill Road, were natural water springs. Waterworks were established here in 1863 by the Great Grimsby Waterworks Company. Supplies were pumped from these springs to homes in neighbouring Grimsby via a reservoir at Scartho. Today the site is owned by Anglian Water.
By 1901 the population had reached 83. In the northern corner of the parish fish curing houses were erected and Dixons paper mill was opened in 1906. The population rapidly increased as houses were built in the vicinity of the mill and a community was established in the Gilbey Road area. Little Coates school was opened in Harlow Street; the school is still functioning but the paper mill closed in 1973. In 1921 the population stood at 2,768.
In 1928 Little Coates ceased to exist as a separate civil parish when most of it was absorbed by Grimsby, with a tiny portion being allocated to Great Coates. Before amalgamation the boundary with Grimsby ran along Pyewipe Road. To the east of this line, within Grimsby, were Corporation Road, Armstrong Street and the rest of the West Marsh. On the Little Coates side were Gilbey Road, Elsenham Road and neighbouring streets.
Using the present day street layout the boundary continued southward along the western side of, but excluded, Boulevard Avenue; took in the Yarborough Road area, parts of Marklew Avenue, Marshall Avenue and Morton Road. It then ran along the eastern edges of, and included, Shaftesbury Avenue, Clifton Road, Richmond Road, Kingston Avenue, the Waterworks Cottages, Cambridge Park estate, Sherwood Road and Watford Avenue, finishing at Laceby Road just west of modern day Saint Mark's Church.
The cache contains a simple temp paper log and small black pencil (so you may prefer to bring own pen
Please exercise extreme caution when going for this and remember to replace cache as found...be aware of muggles at all times either walking or driving past ....the risk of being spotted is quite high due to being close to a main road and shops.... if dry take a seat on the grass and you should be out of sight from most
A hint will be provided if high numbers of DNF's are logged...tried my best to get cords accurate so hope they are ok
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