Lest we forget (Marlborough) Multi-Cache
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Lest we forget (Marlborough)
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A simple multi to find a cache at an interesting yet poignant part of Blenheim
Seymour Square is always well kept and has a great selection of flower borders and plants.
Some details on Seymour Square over the years from the Prow.org.nz and Te Ara.govt.nz.
1857 The Square was named in honour of one half of the land owning partnership of Henry Seymour and Alfred Fell who held title to land upon which The Beaver (Blenheim) was built. In the early days, the public reserve was casually used by local farmers for stock grazing.
1865 - 1875 The Garibaldi Cricket Club formed a rough cricket pitch in the middle of the Square. Football made its debut a decade later
1876 - 1880 With the popularity of the Square increasing, it was advertised that from that point onwards all cattle trespassing on Seymour Square would be impounded! Many professional running races were held; heavy wagering enlivened events.
1878 Mr A P Wilson, Lands and Survey Department, established the Blenheim Trig. It can be found midway along the western wall, with a plaque recognising 97 years of use.
1892 A macrocarpa tree hedge was planted around the perimeter of the Square to mark the first national Arbor Day.
1894 - 1904 A £95 tender for a band rotunda was accepted from D Wemyss. A decade later music and sport were in competition - music won and Council barred football from the Square.
1910 - 1912 James Oliver was appointed as Blenheim's Parks Superintendent and paid £200 per year. He introduced a more formal English style to the Square, with mown grass and flower borders. Mayor J. Corry helped form a beautifying society and Council donated £2000 to assist the group in developing the Square to Oliver's plans.
1920 The oak tree Quercus palustris in the northwestern corner was planted by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII).
1921 - 1928 Seymour Square won the provincial vote for the proposed siting of a Marlborough War Memorial, which culminated in the unveiling of the WW1 Memorial Clock.
1945 Five flowering cherries Prunus serrulata Kanzan were planted along the eastern perimeter to commemorate the end of the war with Japan.
1953 The band rotunda was demolished to make way for a new WWII Memorial Fountain
1966 Sixteen flagpoles to display New Zealand's war allies were erected in front of the clock tower.
1984 The 100 year old tree Sequoiadendron giganteum wasso infested with a borer beetle that it was cut down.
1996 The NZ Post Stamp issue of Scenic Gardens featured Seymour Square on the 40c stamp.
Lady Diana Memorial A deciduous magnolia and bench seat, on the southern wall, was dedicated to the Princess of Wales
War Memorials
'Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends'.
Clock tower.
Blenheim's War Memorial and Clock Tower was unveiled in Seymour Square in 1928 and serves as the Marlborough province's principal monument to 419 residents killed during the First World War. The 16.5 metre clock tower was designed by Roger Bacon and cost £4450, paid for entirely by public subscriptions.
Stone was assembled from a variety of locations around the province – the Pukaka valley near Tuamarina, the Waihopai valley, the Awatere River, and Wharanui on the Kaikōura coast. The only stone from elsewhere is in the cross at the base of the tower, which is Tākaka marble, and the tower dome and outer circumference of the clock face, which are Australian sandstone, symbolising Australian–New Zealand cooperation in the war. It is located adjacent to the memorial fountain, and commemorates those that served in the Second World War, the tower remains the centre of ANZAC Day celebrations.
To find the cache get the following answers from start co-ordinates, 3 different plaques;
A = Number of letters in second place name on upper plaque.
B = Last place name on upper plaque dates xxxx-Bx
C = Stone laid Anzac Day xxxC
D = Historic places plaque sum of numbers
At WP2
E = Number of letters in (Chief's full name (both words)) minus (surname of who traded the cannon)
F = Year the cannon was traded xxxF
To find the cache make your way to S41 30.ABE E173 57.FCD
Checksum = 30
Micro film canister, logbook only. Please BYOP and write small too please, initials only.
Happy hunting.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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