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A12 Corridor Caches #23: Ardleigh #3 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

nathanjhunt: After a lot of deliberation, I have come to a decision. Many COs disabled their caches due to COVID-19. I resisted the urge due to owning almost 300 of the buggers.

Before we went into lockdown, I placed 3 new caches I was proud of, which were a higher quality to ones I placed in previous years.

I've realised now that it's about quality, not quantity. It is the quality ones that stay in your memory. So I have compromised. I will be archiving many of my caches, and disabling some others.

I will collect these containers when it is safe to do so, so please don't take them before that time. I will repurpose these containers to create better caches over time. I will also have a redesign of some caches that I wish to keep.

2 weeks into lockdown and I've had lots of time to think! See you all on the other side.

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Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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These caches are not necessarily in beautiful places, but have been placed along the A12 between Ipswich and Colchester to help break up journeys. These were originally placed by JAP between 2012 and 2015, and were adopted by me in January 2017.

The route from London to Essex has long been important, with Old Ford being the location of an ancient Celtic crossing of the River Lea. The route was altered slightly by the Romans who created a paved road from London to Colchester, which was part of Inter V on the Antonine Itinerary, and parts of this were used by a turnpike road - the Great Essex Road. The crossing of the Lea moved to its current location at Bow around 1110 when Matilda, wife of Henry I, ordered a distinctively bow-shaped, three-arched bridge to be built over the river. A map from 1766 shows a route from London to Great Yarmouth which follows much of the current A12. The 'Ipswich to South Town and Bungay Turnpike Trust' was established in 1785, operating between Ipswich and Great Yarmouth. The trust was wound up in 1872 following the arrival of the East Suffolk Line which was fully operational between the two towns in 1859. Following the demise of the Turnpike trust, responsibility reverted to parish responsibility until the new county councils took over in 1889.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qhny Pneevntrjnl Nurnq

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)