GC3CXG7 The Legend of the White Horse (Traditional Cache) in North East England, United Kingdom created by MEANSTREETS53

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A cache by MEANSTREETS53 Message this owner

Hidden : 2/19/2012

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

There are many myths behind the legend of the White Horse. The most documented relates to the tragic disappearance of Lady Williamson in the late eighteen hundreds.

The Disappearance of Lady Williamson..

Legend has it that Lady Williamson and her husband Sir Hedworth Williamson would take a daily ride over the local hills of South Shields.

One tragic day, Sir Hedworth was away and Lady Williamson rode alone on her white mare in the direction of Marsden Rock, which at that time was still part of the mainland.

Lady Williams was never seen again. For many years Sir Hedworth searched in vain for any trace of Lady Williamson and her horse, until Sir Hedworth finally had to give up.

At the same time losing interest in his estate, he gave all of his horses to his ostler, Edwin Wareham (from Dorset) with which he set up the Wareham Cab Company near Westoe, and gave some money to his gamekeeper, Peter Allan who later became tenant of the Marsden Grotto Inn located nearby.

In gratitude to his former employer and to the memory of Lady Williamson the White Horse was scratched and engraved in tar and lime wash by Edwin Wareham as a sign of respect.

The tradition of painting the White Horse and keeping the memory of Lady Williamson alive has been kept up ever since by the local people of South Shields.

Please photograph the white horse as often as possible to keep the legend truly alive.

Fantastic views of South Shields and the surrounding coastline can be found from higher ground. Don't miss this golden opportunity.
I would also definately recommend this for a night cache.

The cache is large enough for swaps and trackables. Please take the time to sign the log book. One pound for the first to find.

Many thanks to South Tyneside Council for allowing me to place this Geocache within this vast nature reserve. Please cache in and trash out.

Hard Work = Success

Long Live The South Shields TB Racer. (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnxr 2 - 3 cnprf evtug sebz gur fznyy gerr naq ybbx qbja.

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)