Back to the Future #1 – Warmley Traditional Cache
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Back to the Future #1 – Warmley
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This is the first of a series of caches set along the theme of the film trilogy ‘Back to the Future’ starring Michael J Fox and a DeLorean car. In case you have not seen these films they revolve around the clock tower in a fictitious town called Hill Valley.
The Clocktower Building in Tower Road North Warmley has an interesting and varied history. It was built in the 1740s when William Champion moved to the area. For the first hundred years it was associated with the copper, brass and zinc works and is generally considered to be Champions pin factory. Around 1811, the site was owned by the Davidson family who continued to produce pins at least until 1835.
In 1847, stoneware goods were being manufactured and it is probable that the Clocktower Building was partially rebuilt as offices for the Pottery. Later the building was sub-let to Derhams and used as a boot factory. Then once again it was to become part of the pottery works being used as offices, carpenters shop and mounders store for Haskins Pottery.
By 1969 there was no more industrial use for this 200 year old building so with funding from Warmley, Kingswood and Mangotsfield Councils and the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundations a community use for it was found... (it was later used as a youth club in the early 1960s)
In 1973 the Rt. Hon. Selwyn Lloyd, M.P. came to Warmley to launch a new enterprise known as SLAB, an experimental arts and community centre for young people, or art S-LAB. Selwyn Lloyd was the President of the Young Volunteer Force Foundation. The project initially showed great promise but before long problems of noise and other trouble began to plague the building and the scheme was abandoned.
The Clocktower Association has now taken control of the building, on lease from Kingswood Borough Council, and run projects aimed to support girls and young women. The building is also the temporary home of Kingswood Heritage Museum Trust, who frequently put on historical displays there.
The cache is rated as difficulty 3 because you are looking for a nano container. You will need tweezers to extract the log book. Please return the cache to the exact location.
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