Geosquare TQ 2836 - Paymaster General Traditional Cache

An extension to the West Midland's originating "Geosquare" series

The Geosquare Series:-

The Ordnance Survey (OS) National Grid provides a unique reference system, which can be seen on all Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain. Great Britain is covered by 100 kilometre grid squares, each grid square is identified by two letters. On Ordnance Survey maps these squares are further divided into smaller 1 km squares by grid lines representing 1 kilometre spacing, each numbered from 0 to 99 from the south-west corner, in an easterly (left to right) and northerly (upwards) direction.In the Geosquare series the cache is named after the 1 km square in which it is placed. Others are welcome to add to the series, using the naming convention, logo, sidebar and description.

Her Majesty's Paymaster General or HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General was in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General (OPG), which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies. Funds which were made available from the Consolidated Fund were then channelled into OPG accounts, from where they were used by the relevant body. OPG operated a full range of accounts and banking transaction services, including cheque and credit, BACS and CHAPS services for its customers via an electronic banking system. Integration of OPG accounts held with commercial banks was provided by the private company Xafinity Paymaster.

In 2008, the government incorporated the Office of the Paymaster General into the Government Banking Service, which also provides banking operations for HM Revenue & Customs and National Savings and Investments. Following the Bank of England's decision to withdraw from providing retail banking services, retail banking services for the GBS are provided exclusively by two of the major London based banking institutions, although the Bank of England still plays a role in managing the government's higher level accounts. When the post is held by a minister in HM Treasury it ranks third in the Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The post was created in 1836 by the merger of the positions of Paymaster of the Forces, Treasurer of the Navy, Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital and Treasurer of the Ordnance. From 1848 to 1868, the post was held concurrently with that of Vice-President of the Board of Trade.

Of the 94 holders of the post the longest-serving was Dawn Primarolo, whose portfolio covered HM Revenue and Customs (formerly the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise). The last Labour Paymaster General was Tessa Jowell, who was simultaneously the minister responsible for the 2012 Olympics. Francis Maude, was Paymaster General until May 2015 and was the Minister for the Cabinet Office. He was succeeded by Matthew Hancock, the MP for west Suffolk

This series is about squares and this is on a "Squareabout"

There is plenty of close by parking, if you are quick

22nd June 2016 - a new site has been found for this container and the D & T ratings have changed to reflect the location

3rd October 2017