BCDR Bridges #6. North Street. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/12/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Another in the BCDR Bridge series.


Where Ards Tech (Or whatever fancy name it's got these days) stands, there was once an all singing, all dancing, Train Station.
For 100 years, from May 1850 'till the last train ran on the 22nd April, 1950, trains carried goods and passengers from Newtownards through Comber to Belfast, and to the coast at Donahadee.



Sadly there is little or no trace of the station remaining today, and sadly few, if any, of the current students attending said educational facility will be aware that there was even a Railway through Newtownards, let alone that were they now study (Their mobile phones mostly, it would seem!) was once a substantial Railway Station!


railway-ards-early.jpg (151961 bytes)

Above are a couple of early pictures of the station, and below, a photo of the yard.

railways-ards-yard.jpg (175372 bytes)


The approach to the station from the Comber side of the line was across the bridge on North Street. Again, sadly, no trace of this bridge remains, but as the photographs show, it was a substantial piece of architecture.

north-street-bridge.jpg (303252 bytes)

With some Railway workers taking a break,

north-street-bridge-3.jpg (207402 bytes)

These pictures are looking from Newtownards towards Upper North Street and as you will see, the area looks a lot different now.
The cache, due to the lack of hiding places, is a Micro with just a log, and is hidden just a bit away from where the bridge was, indeed the gateway on the left may be a bit of a clue!

As always, take care, especially with offspring, and be as stealthy as you like, there are usually plenty of folk about!!


For a great history lesson on the Belfast and County Down Railway, visit http://www.downrail.co.uk/history/index.htm

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V'z anghenyyl nggenpgrq gb ovt ovgf bs fgrry!!

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)


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