The London Stone Multi-Cache

At the published co-ordinates you will find a replica of The London Stone, and here you will find all the information you need to find the final location and the cache container and logbook to sign.

The London Stone has stood here since ABCD and once marked the upstream limit of the jurisdiction over the River Thames by the Corporation of the City of London. The Corporation acquired these rights from the Crown in AAEF in the reign of King Richard I who sold the rights to pay for his crusades and they held them until 1857, when the Thames Conservancy was formed.

In almost seven centuries the Corporation enjoyed many privileges, such as charging tolls and taxing, and was also responsible for the vital artery of trade being navigable.

At the time the Corporation acquired these rights Staines-upon-Thames was the only important settlement on the Thames upstream of London with a bridge, an obvious landmark, to show where the rights were claimed. The Stone also marked the old tidal limit of the River Thames.

In 1986 the Stone was removed and a full size replica was placed at the Lammas Recreation ground. The replica stone was moved to it's original location, where you are now standing, in Memorial Gardens and was unveiled on 20 May 2012 at Staines-upon-Thames Day,

The original stone can still be seen nearby at the Spelthorne Museum a short walk away in the Library.

The final cache can be found at......

N51 25.CE(D+A)       W000 30.FB(E-D)

You are looking for a magnetic micro with a logbook only.

Happy Hunting.