Sheringham Twixt Sea and Pine #2 - West Multi-Cache
Sheringham Twixt Sea and Pine #2 - West
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The starting coordinates are not for the final cache but for a location where you will find the answer for the first question. You can park on the west side of town (see Parking Waypoint) close to West Beach. There is no charge to park here but if there are no spaces there is a car park close by where you will have to pay.
Sheringham as a town, 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.
A suggested starting point for all four caches is the town clock in the centre of Sheringham - N52 56.612 E001 12.669
This particular cache will take you to the West side of the town. From the Town Clock walk up Church Street in the direction of St Peter’s Church.
Go to: N52 56.599 E001 12.607
Under the oriel window and between two shops there was a door which opened into Arcade Lawn, a venue for annual summer concert parties favoured by visitors from the town’s hotels. These concerts attracted popular variety artistes of the day. It was a rather primitive affair, with the stage and the first few rows covered by a makeshift roof, the remainder of the seats being open to the elements. Prices ranged from 2/6d to 9d. Town children would sit on the pavement edge in Church Street and watch the “toffs” pass in their evening dress. The rooms above the arcade were the Assembly rooms where public meetings were held.
Question 1: With your back to the plaque you can see a yellow Hydrant sign. What number is above 25? = A
Go to: N52 56.589 E001 12.506
Outside St Peter Church Extension is an Oak Tree It was planted on 23rd November 1911 by Jack Barker. Jack was a local market gardener and he planted the tree to celebrate the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on 22nd June 1911. At the same time the Urban District Council celebrated the event by planting its own commemorative tree on top of Franklin Hill. Sadly the official tree died bur Jack’s survived.
Question 2: Nearby is a bench in memory of Mr and Mrs Hood. How many letters the male first name = B and the female Name = C
Walk down The Boulevard.
Go to: N52 56.650 E001 12.395
This house was once owned by Captain Dolphin and in his day it was known as Mainsail Haul’. It is noteworthy for its famous tenants and visitors. Ralph Vaughan Williams stayed here during the Spring and Summer of 1919 during which time he worked on his Pastoral Symphony. In later years the poet and playwright Patrick Hamilton, author of Gaslight ended his days here.
Question 3: Close by is the war memorial. What is the total number of benches on the roundabout containing the war memorial? D+1
Walk down St Nicholas Place into the Driftway. Walk to the bottom of this lane and then through the passageway on the right. You will pass Copper Welks and the next blue plaque can be found just after passing this building.
Go to: N 52° 56.725 E 001° 12.622
The white building you see in front of you was once Lown's boat building yard. It was established circa 1840. If you look to your right at Whelk Coppers you will see a circular date plaque in the brickwork beneath the roof arch. You need to note down the last two numbers of the later date (19XY).
Question 4: Subtract X from Y to give you E.
Go to: N52 56.714 E001 12.669
This building was the original lifeboat house of the Henry Ramey Upcher. The Henry Ramey was the second private lifeboat to be given to the town by the Upcher family. It was first launched in 1894 and remained in service until 1935. As the boat had no engine every rescue relied on the physical endurance, strength and skill of the crew.
Question 5: Close by is a bench with a plaque carrying the inscription ‘In Loving Memory of Teddy Craske’ You are looking for the dates underneath 1905-19F6
You now have the numbers you need to work out where the final cache for Sheringham Twixt Sea and Pine Part 2 – West. This can be found at:
N52 56.(A+D)(A)(B) E001 12.(F-B)(C)(B+E)
The final cache is a nano. Tweezers may be helpful to extract the log. It is in a very busy muggle area particularly in the summer so stealth will be required to retrieve and replace the cache. I would suggest that this cache is retrieved during the quieter times of the day.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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