Light at the End of the Pier Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 10/15/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Before the construction of the piers, the mouth of the Tyne was exposed to the full force of the sea and many ships were frequently wrecked.

During the early part of the 19th century, nine eminent engineers presented their designs for the north and south piers. The chosen design was by James Walker, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1835-1845) and the foundation stones were laid in 1854 with final completion in 1895.

The building of the north and south piers has been recorded as one of the most difficult undertakings of its kind carried out in this country and for over 54 years it was an endless battle against the sea. In 1897 the north pier was breached and reconstruction completed in 1909.

The north pier is 899 metres long and the south is 1,570 metres long. The distance between the round heads is 360 metres. The original cost of the north pier was £568,000 and the south £526,000. However, the reconstruction of the north pier was an extra £450,000 taking the total build cost to £1,544,000. The ongoing annual cost of maintaining both piers is c£200,000.

Over 3,000,000 tonnes of stone work was used in construction of the piers and the stone used on the lower courses, facings and both lighthouses was magnesium limestone quarried at the Tyne Commissioners Trow Quarry situated nearly one mile from the south pier.

Both lighthouses were built of radial blocks sawn and dressed at the south pier block yard and erected on the pier heads in 1895. Installation of the lanterns added an extra eight months to complete construction.

The north lighthouse is 26 metres high and has a white navigation light over-arcing the horizon for a distance of 26 miles.

The south pier lighthouse is 15 metres high and has white, red and green navigational lights over-arcing the horizon for distances of 13, 9 and 8 miles respectively.



To claim the cache you will need to collect the following information at the listed coordinates (end of north pier).

A = Number of windows on the lighthouse
B = Number of doors on the lighthouse
C = Number of light grids on the ground next to the lighthouse
D = Number of letters in the Resident Engineers Name (including initial)


N 55 0(A-A).(D-A)89
W001 (A-B)(C-B).B(D-C)4

Warning:
The pier is not open 24 hours. Normal opening times are 8:30am – 6:00pm
WEATHER PERMITTING - OFTEN CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE.

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