The Repton Conundrum Pt 1 - A pleasant experience? Traditional Cache
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The Repton Conundrum Pt 1 - A pleasant experience?
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Are you ready for a bit of a challenge? Welcome to the Repton Conundrum Part 1. No hints. No cache sizes. It’s time to use your caching instincts. Stealth will be needed for these caches and for some you will need a special tool. Please, please replace exactly as found for the enjoyment of the next cacher. Please don't take spoiler photos of the cache or the cache site as these will be removed.
A series of camouflaged and well hidden caches around Repton, home to the Reptonians and the infamous Barry Geocoin TB! Repton is a thriving village with a fascinating past. It's situated in the Trent valley between Derby and Burton-on-Trent in the county of Derbyshire. On one side of the village is the Old Trent, the remnants of the former course of the river; on the other three is attractive rolling farmland. The village dates back to Anglo-Saxon times and was the place where Christianity was first preached in the Midlands. In the crypt of the church there are still well preserved remains of Saxon architecture. The village is noted for St Wystan's Church, Repton School and the Anglo-Saxon Repton Abbey and medieval Repton Priory. Repton is the cradle of Christianity in the Midlands. Christians have worshipped on this site since 653AD when Christianity was introduced into the Royal household of the Kingdom of Mercia whose capital was Repton. The Crypt, dating from the first half of the 8th Century is of exceptional interest. It may have been a baptistery, was then a Royal Mausoleum and later a place of pilgrimage to St Wystan. It is one of the oldest and most important examples of Anglo-Saxon architecture to survive intact. Sir John Betjeman described it as 'holy air encased in stone' and to this day it remains a place where people can offer prayers. Repton School is an independent school for both day and boarding pupils. The school was founded at the bequest of Sir John Port of Etwall, who died on 6 June 1557. Port left funds to found a Grammar School either at Etwall or Repton, on the condition that the students of the school pray daily for the souls of his parents and relatives. Two years after Sir John's death, in 1559, the executor's of his will purchased a portion of land formerly belonging to Repton Priory, from the Thacker family, for £37. 10s. The exterior of Repton School was used to represent the fictional Brookfield School in both the 1939 film and the 1984 BBC television drama version of Goodbye, Mr Chips. Notable Old Reptonians include; Graeme Garden - comedian, member of The Goodies, Jeremy Clarkson - journalist and presenter of the BBC show Top Gear, C. B. Fry - cricketer, Basil Rathbone - actor most known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series) and Roald Dahl - author. These caches can be done whilst enjoying nearby caches published by our friends ambly99.
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