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Bexhill to Port Elizabeth - International Cache Traditional Cache

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Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.

Andy
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Hidden : 5/23/2017
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Bexhill's International Cache Resurrected! Inside this cache there are the coordinates for a cache in Port Elizabeth in South Africa ! The cachers in SA will have to contact YOU - the Bexhill and area locals - and ask YOU to retrieve the coordinates for the Port Elizabeth cache on their behalf. Look at THE RULES to see how this will work PLEASE BE STEALTHY.


Our Tin Hat's Twin Sisters - International #2 - GC466C9

 

The first picture is a landmark from Port Elizabeth in South Africa. It's know locally as the 'Tin Hat' as it's shape reminds people of the helmets worn by WWI soldiers. This promenade is at Humewood Beach and stands on the 'Princess Promenade', which was officially opened and Prince and Princess Arthur in 1923. Prince Arthur was then the Governor of South Africa, a grandson of Queen Victoria and the cousin of King George V.

There was a plaque on the wall of the 'Tin Hat' but it's long gone, though people assume it was a WWI memorial, which doesn't seem to be what was intended when it was built, but people have since considered it as such.

It was designed by JJ BURT, the Assistant City Engineer.

The second picture shows the pair of identical domes that stand on either side of the King George V Colonnade on the promenade at Bexhill-on-Sea. It is often (incorrectly) thought to be part of the landmark that stands behind it - The De La Warr Pavilion (see weblink above.) which wasn't even built until 1935.

However, the Colonnade was built in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V. Refurbished in 2011, it was always been painted in pristine white and is one of the most photographed locations on the south coast of England. It was designed by the architect JB WALL.

(I wondered if perhaps JJ BURT had been a pupil or colleague of JB WALL, and had subsequently gone out to work in South Africa. I searched through the East Sussex County archives online - and discovered that JB Wall also built several houses in Bexhill in the 1900s (many of which still stand today) suggesting he had a substantial business but I've been unable to find anything about JJ BURT so the connection remains a mystery.)

THE RULES FOR THIS INTERNATIONAL CACHE

BEXHILL CACHERS:

Simply log this as a traditional find.

Note the coordinates for the Port Elizabeth cache which you will find inside.

1. You should not ask the cache owners for assistance.

2. You can only log a find on this cache page if you have physically found this cache in Bexhill.

3. Geocachers in Port Elizabeth may not log a find on this cache page but are encouraged to post a note to say who assisted them in retrieving the co-ordinates from the Bexhill cache.

 THANKS TO NAVIMATE, the cacher out in South Africa who designed this cache, which we think may be an original caching concept.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gbc bs Fybcr - 35zz svyz cbg

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)