Penfold 3 - Cheltenham Ladies Traditional Cache
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Penfold 3 - Cheltenham Ladies
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One of a series of Caches around Cheltenham, all within sight of a A Victorian Penfold Pillar box. Cheltenham has the highest concentration of Penfolds outside London and seemed like a good idea for a series. Each one has been there for over 130 years.
This is an easily accessible magnetic film canister cache, containing a log only. Bring a pen or pencil.
Very busy area.
The most famous of the early designs of Royal Mail post boxes is that named after the architect who designed it, J W Penfold. The Penfold boxes come in three sizes and altogether there are nine different types. They are very widespread, with the biggest accumulations in London and Cheltenham. Others are spread across England, Ireland, India (Including locally made copies), British Guyana, Australia and New Zealand. There are no original Penfolds in Scotland, but 1989-built replicas have been erected in these areas, as well as other deserving locations where they are suitable. The first replica Penfold was erected at Tower Bridge, in London, on the south embankment and carries a commemorative plaque. Genuine Penfolds can be seen at the British Postal Museum & Archive Museum Store in Debden, Essex, The Farm Museum in Normanby by Scunthorpe, the National Railway Museum at York, Beamish Open Air Museum, the Black Country Museum, Crich National Tramway Museum, Oakham Treasures, near Bristol (see link below), The Isle of Wight Postal Museum near Newport, Isle of Wight and Bygones Museum in Basingstoke, whilst the Severn Valley Railway and the Talyllyn Railway both have replica Penfolds. Penfolds, distinguished by their hexagonal construction and Acanthus bud surmounting the cap, were originally exclusively city-based, but have now found their way into rural areas as well. About 300 were made, of which 150 survive. Nearly 100 replicas have also been installed. The New Zealand boxes are the only Penfolds to bear the cipher of King Edward VII; all others have the cipher of Queen Victoria. Cheltenham boasts a total of eight Penfolds, and this series of caches will cover most if not all
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Ba Ersyrpgvba, vg'f abg gung arne gur Ynqvrf Pbyyrtr nf bevtvanyyl gubhtug.
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