The Crown Jewels Traditional Cache
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This cache location offers a great view of Wye Crown to the NE.
PLEASE REMOVE AND REPLACE CACHE CAREFULLY.
A Crown cut into the chalk hillside to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII by college students, on the Wye college estate on 12th June 1902. Restored between 1991 and 1995, recently re-whitened (April 1997) for Wye College's 550th Anniversary. Located on the college estate in the Crown Field, SSSI on the route of the North Downs Way so access is not restricted. Nearby is the site of Guy Fawkes’ day bonfire where on such occasions the Crown is illuminated on Guy Fawkes Night annually. A committee of management who were responsible for the Crown’s restoration are now concerned with its maintenance and funding arrangements. Donald Sykes former estates bursar at the college and project leader responsible for the Crown’s restoration and maintenance, and has an extensive bibliographical, and photographic record of the Crown. Mr. T.J. Young as lecturer in Agriculture & Surveying at the college was responsible for the construction of the Crown, which took 4 days and was carried out by 35 college students. Some 8000 barrow loads of turf, excavated soil and chalk were tipped into the quarry below the landmark. Restoration works, between 1991 and 1995, involved the placement in large cages of wiremesh of a 150 tonnes of flints which originated in the local chalk. The Crown was last scoured in a traditional way in 1982. The Crown is cut into the North Downs above Wye village, just below the North Downs Way. Parking for the Crown is very limited, if you wanted to visit I would recommend parking in the lane left off Coldharbour Rd, before the Crown.
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Unatvat
[You can leave cap and top in situ and unscrew cache. Please ensure sealed, secure and camouflaged after]
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