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Þe Olde Salte Welle Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/31/2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


The 'Salte Welle' in Saltwell Park is a Grade II listed building (no. 1249007) which was constructed in 1872 as a drinking fountain and is presumably how Saltwell and Saltwell Park got their names. The wells in Gateshead were often named after the quality of their water, so the water from this well must have tasted salty, hence salte well. There is a pious engraving above the basin which reads:

"Whosoever drynketh of thys water

shall thirste agayne

But whosoever drynketh of the water that

CHRIST

shall geve him

shall never be more a thirste

but the water HE shall geve him

shallbee in him a welle of water

springyng up unto everlastynge lyfe."

And another story, in the title of this cache, that's not the letter p. It's actually the upper case Old English letter thorn which is the correct way of writing "Ye" as in "Ye Olde". There's an interesting article on io9 about this which you can read here.

The cache is located at N 54° 56.ABC W 001° 36.DEF

A= How many black crosses up the right side of the arch in the straight stones?

B= How many crowns on the structure?

C= How many red letters on the seventh line of the quote?

D= How many red letters on the last line of the quote?

E= How many crosses on the stone with the quote engraved on it?

F= How many taps on the structure?

Checksum= 16

The cache is a disco within ½ a mile of the fountain, stealth will be required during the day and bring your own pen.

FTF goes to... g.o.caching & Drew-and-Kaz!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Obggyr gbc pnpur va fpeho ng onfr bs ynetr gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)