Stanton: Beauty and the Beast 2: air raid shelter Traditional Geocache
kerrfamilySBD: I collected this series in today. When it was first set the industrial site around here was in decay and there was a growing sense of nature reclaiming. Now, with HS2 contracts boosting the site's usefulness it is returning to hive of activity and that's not pleasant for cachers. So farewell to my first series of caches. Thanks for visiting.
Stanton: Beauty and the Beast 2: air raid shelter
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Number 2 in a short circular walk around the fields of Stanton-by-Dale, always with an eye on the relationship of the village with its industrial heritage.
As a walk from the suggested parking place it is about 2 to 2.5 miles. Please if you park elsewhere be considerate of local people and farmers.
After every cache I give a brief description of where to walk next so if you are in reverse order that could confuse you! Hope you enjoy the series.
NOTE ADDED SEPTEMBER 2016: just after this cache the field has now been cleared allowing you to see Stanton Ironworks Air Raid Shelters. They are 20 metres from the public footpath. They are in a state of some disrepair, but they are fascinating to explore with a torch and suitable footwear. You do this at your risk of course, and tempting as it is, I will not be moving the cache down there. This is a series of caches around our home village of Stanton-by-Dale. The village has grown up over hundreds of years with the nearby ironworks, and that takes its toll on a place. So this walk shows you both the lovely rural side of Stanton, and the ugly industrial scarring that we have too, hence the cache series name. If you are interested in the industrial heritage of Stanton then the Erewash Museum in Ilkeston has a fantastic room describing the site, and in the village itself (near another cache GC43MDP) there is a small plaque summarising the history. I have also included a link to the Parish Council history pages.
From the first cache continue on the path with the "blight to the right". Smiley 2 is a few hundred yards away. Please replace the lid on this cache - it has room for swaps and trackables.
Additional Hints
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gval pnir.