GC42HER Bournemouth's Past: Robert Baden-Powell (Traditional Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by Lost2011

This cache has been archived.

Lost2011: This one had indeed gone missing again - a problem with some urban placements.

This series has had a great 18 months but now it is time to archive. Thanks for all the finds. If you haven't already, enjoy the Bournemouth History series, which will also be archived in 2015.

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A cache by Lost2011 Message this owner

Hidden : 12/21/2012

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is my town. I live here. I love it.

This series of 10 stand alone caches, with a bonus at the end, will take you on a journey through Bournemouth, visiting a mix of urban and residential areas, and hopefully learning a little bit of history along the way. For the most part I have tried to make the caches accessible to all.

I have been inspired to set these caches around Bournemouth for some caching friends who are in need of filling their calendar, whilst also finding areas that are sparse of caches. Although the idea of stand alone caches with a bonus is not original, for this area it is very uncommon spread across large distances of the town, and therefore I would like to think this is a little bit different, which is what I'm all about.

Each cache has a number needed to locate the bonus, so you may wish to make notes as you go along.

Due to the urban nature of this series and the high probability of muggles, I have tried to make all the caches easy to find by providing detail in the hints, so please use the spoiler.

Seven members of the Winton Boys Brigade played a key role in founding the Scout movement.

In the summer of 1907, Robert Baden-Powell decided to test the principles laid out in his book "Aids to Scouting". It was to be a secret experiment and he chose Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour as the location.

Around twenty boys took part - with a variety of backgrounds and ages. Half were public school boys, three were from Poole Boys Brigade and the remaining seven were from the 1st Bournemouth Boys Brigade, in Winton. Their ages ranged from thirteen to seventeen and they were to take part in the first ever Scout camp.

Here are the names and ages of the Winton boys. Their addresses, where available, are taken from census data.

Albert Blandford (13) - 2 Wycliffe Road, Winton
Herbert Watts (17) - 32 Alma Road, Winton
James Tarrant (16) - 29 Cardigan Road, Winton
Arthur Vivian (15) - 41 Alma Road, Winton
Terence Bonfield (13)
Herbert Collingbourne (15)
Richard Grant (?)

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The cache is placed near to the current Winton Boys' Brigade hall, which is further up on the opposite side of the road.

Congratulations to leopardprintlion for their first ever FTF. I understand the lad thought it was the best free Christmas present going this year. Sounds good to me!

Bournemouth's Past series:
GC42HER: Robert Baden-Powell (A)
GC42HET: Flora Thompson (B)
GC42HEV: Charles Rolls (C)
GC42HEW: Bessie Bicknell (D)
GC42HEX: Jack The Ripper (E)
GC42HEY: Moordown's Oldest House (F)
GC42HEZ: Hancock's Half Hour (G)
GC42HF0: Peter's Hill Fire Station (H)
GC42HF1: William Smith (J)
GC42HF2: Jon Egging (K)
GC42HF3: Bonus - N50 AB.CDE W001. FG.HJK