This cache is designed to take you on a short walk around Uttoxeter town centre. The route is entirely on pavements and so it is pushchair and wheelchair friendly. Many of the clues can probably be solved in your arm chair at home if you have local knowledge, or google, but why not wander around anyway ... at least its not muddy!
The area is usually busy with muggles, so please try to look like a tourist! Extreme stealth will be needed to retrieve the final cache.
Uttoxeter is a market town famous for ... well, we shall see as we walk around ...
A. Begin at N52 53.895 W001 51.779 which is the War Memorial in the Market place. This was erected to commemorate those who died in the World Wars, but sadly two names have been added since then. Which regiment did LCpl Barry Buxton serve with? 2A Engineer Regiment. B. Walk towards town, past the Johnson Memorial kiosk at N52 53.847 W001 51.851 in the Market Place. Doctor Samuel Johnson, who compiled the first English dictionary, once stood in the rain here as a penance for his failure to assist his father on his book stall. This event is celebrated every year with a ceremony at this memorial. When did Samuel Johnson stand in penance? 1B77 C. Move on a few metres to the Millennium Monument at N52 53.887 W001 51.861 (with the solar system on the top). Around the side you can find a lot of information about Uttoxeter. When was it officially unveiled by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot DL? 2C September 2000 D. Cross over to the Old Talbot at N52 53.883 W001 51.867. The history of this 16th Century building is displayed on boards outside. In what year was it willed by John Dynes to the local poor? 164D E. Follow the narrow road to your left and turn right into Balance Street. Walk past St Mary’s Catholic Church on your left and admire the architecture of Augustus Welby Pugin who later worked on the Houses of Parliament. At N52 53.851 W001 51.918 is Vernon House. When was it restored and converted into flats? 198E F. Near the end of the road, also on your left, at N52 53.801 W001 52.039 is 57, Howitt Place, the home of the poet Mary Howitt who wrote ‘The Spider and the Fly’. In what year was she born? 1F99 G. At the end of the road turn right into Carter Street and cross over to the Wrights and Mastergents Almshouses at N52 53.812 W001 52.074. When were these rebuilt? 190G H. Walk down Carter Street to Redfern’s Cottage at N52 53.881 W001 52.009. Once the home of local historian Francis Redfern, this is now a museum and heritage centre. When was Francis Redfern born? 182H J. At the end of the road turn left into the High Street. Cross the road at the zebra crossing and walk straight on to the Wesleyan Methodist Church at N52 54.019 W001 51.968. What year was the church built? 18J2 K. Carry on past the library (Why not pop in to find the ‘Secret Garden’ cache?) to The Manor House at N52 54.054 W001 51.967. This is the birthplace of Admiral Alan Gardner, a British Royal Navy officer and peer of the realm. He gave his name to Mount Gardner in Australia and the Gardner Channel in Canada. In which year did he die? 1K09 The final cache can be found at N52 EC.KDH W001 GA.BFJ
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