Stroll Along English Riviera - The Harbour Traditional Cache
markybee: It is with sadness that I have decided to archive this cache, but there is only so many times you can replace it. A huge thankyou to those of you who found it for you kind logs, apologies to those of you who didn't find it or didn't get the chance to. And to those unsavoury few who kept swiping it [:p].
Stroll Along English Riviera - The Harbour
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Take a stroll along the English Riviera.
This is a series of caches replacing the "Welcome to the English Riviera" series, designed to take you on a stroll along the shoreline of this town i call home.
Originally a fishing port the town of Tor Key as it was known later becoming Torquay, used to be a minor settlement with a population of around 850. However the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars was to change that, as the Channel Fleet frequently used the bay for safe anchorage, thus the families of serving officers would often visit the area and Torquay rapidly became known as a "convalescence retreat" where one could recover from illness, due to the mild winters and warm summers, by 1851 the population had risen to almost 11,500.
In 1803 work began on a new harbour to replace the existing one, this was completed in 1807, it was designed by John Rennie (who later designed London Bridge) costing around £27,000 and required an "Act of Parliament".
In the late 1800's Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon, commissioned the building of a new harbour (presumably the outer harbour) which made the town popular with yatch sailors. It also saw a rise in commercial imports with coal and wood from Australia which was then sent to the mills in the North.
During WW2 American troops arrived in the area and 23,000 men of the 4th Infantry Division boarded landing craft bound for the D-Day landings from 2 specialy constructed slipways.
In the early 1980's Haldon Pier on the eastern side of the harbour was extended to over lap Princess Pier on the western side, and the marina was built hosting over 400 berths for boats up to 30m.
Then in 2008 the "Town Dock" was constructed replacing the traditional swingchain moorings, this was part of a multi-million pound plan to regenerate the harbourside. It also included the building of the "sill" bridge that spans the entrance to the inner harbour and prevents it from drying out at low tide, the mid section of the bridge raises to allow access to and from the harbour.
I have set the difficulty rating at 3 solely due to the busyness of the area, you stealth mode will need to be at max power. There is no need to climb any railings, trees or enter the water, though tying your shoelaces may come in handy.
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AB SVFUVAT fnvq gur Uneobheznfgre.
Gjrrmref znl pbzr va unaql.
Cyrnfr ebyy ybt gvtugyl jura ercynpvat.