GC2ET4Q Barnsbury Square (Traditional Cache) in London, United Kingdom created by the groundhogs

This cache has been archived.

Deceangi: Rather than keep this cache temporarily disabled (which should only be used for shortish periods) I'm archiving it. If/when the cache is ever replaced I'll gladly unarchive it assuming it still meets the guidelines.

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Deceangi Volunteer UK Reviewer Geocaching.com

GC2ET4Q ▼

A cache by the groundhogs Message this owner

Hidden : 9/8/2010

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A 35mm film canister. Please bring a pen. The cache is accessible from 8am to dusk. It may also be possible to reach outside these hours. The cache is overlooked. Please be stealthy.

Barnsbury was a medieval manor, and a moated farm once stood on the site of the current square. The name is derived from that of Ralph de Berners, whose family owned the manor until the early 16th century. In the early 19th century, the lord of the manor, William Tufnell began to lease land for development to various speculative builders. The square was central to the Bishop Estate, developed from 1834 mainly by Thomas Whowell, who, from 1841, built and lived in Mountfort Crescent which is a fine group of houses leading off the NW corner of the square. The square gardens were laid out as 'ornamental pleasure grounds' for the private use of residents. In 1889 the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association (MPGA) purchased the lease and opened the gardens to the public, but ownership disputes after the lease expired in 1909 led to decline and damage over the next decade. The gardens were finally conveyed to Islington Council by deed poll in 1933, restored with funds from the MPGA and reopened to the public in 1934. It was redesigned in the 1960s and 70s with raised beds, a small pavilion and new railings.