Egremont Ferry Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

JandJD01: We have been down several times to try to replace this cache but the weather’s been so good it’s just too busy.
Considering the number of times we’ve had to replace it in the time it’s been here we’ve decided to archive it.
Maybe sometime we can look at a completely different location to bring people who don’t know about it to this lovely spot but we feel this one has run it’s course.

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Hidden : 5/4/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

Sad to realise that the cache previously on this site had gone, but happy to replace it.

“People have been crossing the River Mersey by ferry between the Wirral and Liverpool for almost 800 years and even though many of these ferries no longer operate the places where they used to come and go from are still known. Place names such as Monks Ferry, Job's Ferry, New Ferry and Rock Ferry show where ferries used to run between the Wirral and Liverpool. Some of the main ferries to Liverpool operated from New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Woodside, Monks Ferry, and Runcorn. Early ferryboats would have been rowing boats and were replaced by wooden sailing vessels. These were then replaced by steam vessels and then later on by diesel-electric powered vessels.”

(From (visit link)

The ship the Empire Commander embedded herself in the Egremont Ferry Landing Stage on 21st May1932 causing £7,340 worth of damage.

For a comprehensive history of the Egremont Ferry … (visit link)

“Today three and four-bedroomed, largely working class and semi-detached homes dominate Egremont. A small shopping area is located along King Street, the main road of the district. Egremont's river frontage is part of the promenade which, under various names, runs as an unbroken traffic-free pedestrian route from Seacombe Ferry to New Brighton, and is the best place from which to view the panoramic skyline of Liverpool.
The central point of Egremont Promenade is the site of the Egremont Ferry, reached from Tobin Street. For a number of years there was a building there known locally as 'The Beehive'. This building began life as a police station before the interiors and exterior panels were ripped out leaving only a brick frame and tiled roof. There was also a number of other structures which were probably part of the ferry buildings. Before their demolition in 1983, these buildings served as homes to a boat yard, the base for a motorboat club and also the infamous 'Davy Jones Locker' club. To either side of this minor promontory there is access to the sea-shore, which was very popular with locals and trippers for some decades after World War II. One of the most prominent buildings visible from the promenade is Wallasey Town Hall - now one of the administrative buildings for Wirral Borough Council. This large building is reached by road from Brighton Street, or via a lengthy flight of steps from the promenade.” (wikipedia)

The cache itself is a nano, therefore you'll need a pen and tweezers are more or less a must.

Wheelchairs can get within 18" of the cache.

***CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM TAZMINA AND JAY_RAY ON JOINT FTF***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qrfcvgr univat n urnq, pebja, nezf naq cnyzf guvf vfa'g uhzna.

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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