GC3PZA4 The Fire-Proof House (Traditional Cache) in London, United Kingdom created by dancingdogs

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GC3PZA4 ▼

A cache by dancingdogs Message this owner

Hidden : 7/8/2012

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A magnetised micro container (larger one has disappeared a few times) located at the entrance to Wildcroft Manor, continuing southwards the Putney Park Lane series.

Wildcroft Manor was completed in 1936 on the site of the Victorian villa, Wildcroft (aka The Fire-Proof House), another of the grand mansions in this corner of Putney. The house was built in 1776 by David Hartley. His invention of "fire-proofing" houses by means of iron and copper plates over the joists of upper floors, and below the floor-boards, was demonstrated on several occasions and King George III and Queen Charlotte had breakfast on the upper floor of his house, while a fire raged below. A Grade II listed obelisk is located alongside the A3 to the north, erected to celebrate Mr Hartley's fire plates. Around the corner once stood an admiralty telegraph which is memorialised in the name of the local hostelry which has recently been refurbished and is now open for outside service. Originally constructed in the 1796, it was set up to convey messages between London and Portsmouth at a time when fears of a Napoleonic attack were rife. The chain of 10 telegraph stations started with the Admiralty, then continued at Chelsea, Putney, Kingston Hill and so on down to Portsmouth. The last remaining link in the chain is the semaphore tower at Chatley Heath in Surrey which has been restored and is open to public. The telegraph survived until 1847 by which time electronic systems were being used. Sometimes, messages would be received at Putney from Portsmouth, but because of the London fog they could not be transmitted to Chelsea. On these occasions, one of the operators would have to run from Putney to Chelsea and deliver the message personally, for which he would be paid a shilling.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

'obhg xarr urvtug, vs ercynprq pbeerpgyl. Evtug unaq bar.

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)