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The National Archives Multi Multi-Cache

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geoibsons: Sadly the cache has gone. Just had a good look for it but my lovely artificial poppy with logbook attached has gone :(
Thanks to all that found it and for the fave points. I'm sorry I won't be replacing as I don't live locally anymore :(

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Hidden : 2/7/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to The National Archives

Not all stages of this multi are available 24/7. The info needed can only be gathered from dawn to dusk and not on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Unfortunately you can't take bikes or dogs into the grounds, nor play any ballgames or get up to any swimming antics either. The cache itself however, is accessible 24/7 and you can take all the dogs and bikes you like.

The National Archives is the UK government's official archive, containing 1,000 years of history. The National Archives' collection of over 11 million historical government and public records is one of the largest in the world. It safeguards some amazing pieces of history including The Domesday Book, the final version of the Magna Carta, the confessions of Guy Fawkes, William Shakespeare's will, letters claiming to have been written by Jack the Ripper, the SOS telegram from The Titanic and Adolf Hitler's fake passport.

This multi just takes you to a couple of points in the grounds of The National Archives, but feel free to explore inside at your leisure.

Stage 1. The cache co-ordinates will bring you to a plaque that commemorates the wartime history of the site. How many people in total are pictured in the bottom left and bottom right pictures? This is A. How many pictures are on the plaque? This is B.

Stage 2. Now go to N 51° 28.884 W 000° 16.881. C is the 5th number on Garth's plaque and D is the 8th.

Stage 3. Head on to N 51° 28.894 W 000° 16.880 where you will find two notices detailing some ground rules and some security information. How many telephone numbers are listed? This is E.

Finally, you can now work out where the cache is hiding: N 51° 28.ABA W 000° 16.CDE.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)