Sheringham Twixt Sea and Pine #1 - East Multi-Cache
Sheringham Twixt Sea and Pine #1 - East
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The starting coordinates are not for the final cache but for the Town Clock where you will find the answer to the first question. There is a car park close to East Beach where you can park and stroll into the town. Please be aware that car parking charges apply.
As a town, Sheringham did not come into being until the end of the 19th century, greatly helped by the arrival of the railway in 1887. Crabs and lobsters caught in the morning, could be in London later that same day, and middle class Londoners discovered the quaint fishing town. As a result fishermen rented out their cottages to visitors, and found that they could earn more money in the summer than they could from the sea in a whole year.
Despite this relatively short history, compared to older market towns, there has been a huge amount of change over the last hundred years, much of which can be discovered by walking round the town.
Many important locations are marked with a blue plaque. In order to find this cache you will need to discover some of these and obtain information from the plaque or the surrounding area. As there are a number of sites of interest I have placed four caches that will take you to the north, south east and west of the town.
This particular cache will take you to the Eastern side of the town.
Go to: N52 56.612 E001 12.669
The Town Clock is the town's most recognised landmark. It was built in 1862 as a holding reservoir, part of the town's water supply, complete with public tap and horse trough. the clock was given to the town by Mrs Mary Pym as an Easter offering in 1901. When water mains had been connected and the need for a reservoir no longer existed the building was converted for use as a public shelter and was further restored in 1989.
Question 1: On one of the sides of the town clock is a Yellow hydrant sign. The top number is 7F The bottom number is G
Walk towards the sea and turn right into Wyndham Street.
Go to: N52 56.670 E001 12.776
This building was once the site of the medieval St Nicholas Chapel. The earliest record of this chapel appears IN 1459, and although in a ruinous state in 1713, and partly demolished in 1928, some of the original building has survived and has been incorporated into what is now a private dwelling. In 1856 the site was the home of James Aldridge, who operated a twice weekly carrier service to Norwich and whose stables and coach-yard extended through to Co-operative Street.
Question 2: What number is on the residential house opposite? A
Go to: Go to: N52 56.668 E001 12.784
Just beyond Weston Street you will come to Whitehall Yard where the first bomb to fall on English soil from a Zeppelin was dropped. It went through the roof , bedroom ceiling and floor of one of the cottages, coming to rest in the kitchen unexploded. A local girl visiting the cottage was slightly injured and the bomb was carried out of the cottage in a bucket. The date was he 19th January 1915 and the time 8.30pm and the bomb was dropped by a Zeppelin L4 which had crossed the coast at Bacton.
Question 3: Look at the names of the cottages in the Yard. What date is with Shrimp Cottage? 18BC
Go to: N52 56.656 E001 12.814:
At the far end of Wyndham Street there is a row of cottages on the left hand side, facing South up Beeston Road. Although these have been restored hey are some of the oldest in the town. On the opposite side of the street is the old Smoke House. This had originally been a farm building and was converted to residential use in the late 1980’s. At this time it still contained racks or smoking the fish and the spits onto which the herring were threaded.
Question 4; Facing the Smoke House, look to the right. How many red poppies do you see? D
Go to: N52 56.641 E001 12.853
This is the site of an early infant school. The original boundary wall remains outside numbers 2-8 and the score marks made by pupils sharpening their slate pencils can still be seen.
Question 5: What number is on the door of the old school house (the one bearing the plaque)? E
You now have the numbers you need to find the final cache: for Sheringham Twixt Sea and Pine #1 – East which can be found at:
N52 56.(A-D)( A-E+G )(C) E001 13.(G)(A-B)(F-D)
The final location has changed and the old hiding place has been compromised. Please add .003 to the northings and .002 to the eastings.
You can either return to the Town Clock via Wyndham Street and the High Street or you can continue onto the final cache which is just a short walk away.
Additional Hints
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