For geocachers in wheelchairs, an assistant is likely to be required at Stage 1 depending on the position of wreathes at the Memorial. An assistant will be required at the Final, however all of the Multi is on concrete slabs or tarmac footways. Following a check by a fellow geocacher, I have been advised that I can change this to a T1 with this supplementary information. Also, knowing that there are new geocachers locally on Basic memberships, I removed the Premium setting for this geocache. This multi-cache takes you on a walk along Main Street, Thornliebank. This area, now a suburb of Glasgow though just inside East Renfrewshire, has an industrial past that is now largely demolished or hidden.
Described, in the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, as a manufacturing village lying in a beautiful hollow of the Auldhouse Burn.
The Auldhouse Burn is the reason for Thornliebank’s growth. The water power from the burn and the water supply taken from the burn were instrumental in the process for the Thornliebank Printing & Bleach Works which were situated opposite Thornliebank Library. The works were established in 1778 by the Crum family, for printing locally woven linen. From 1819 onwards, the works concentrated on calico printing, becoming one of the largest calico printing works in Scotland by the late 19th Century. The printworks was sold by the Crum family to the Thornliebank Co-operative Society, which was formed in the mid 19th Century. Unfortunately, the printworks closed in 1930 and fell into decay. The site was cleared in the 1960s and has since been redeveloped. The site of the works is opposite the library, to the south end of Main Street.
The Crum family were responsible for the construction of the sandstone building that forms part of the Primary School and the Library. The library was formally opened just before the end of the 19th Century, to the memory of Alexander Crum and was built using funds raised in the village.
N 055 48.AB(C+1) W 004 19.DEF
At the posted co-ordinates, you will find the war memorial.
On the face of the war memorial towards the steps, how many letters are in the fifth word of the text on the pedestal for the column. This is A.
On the left face of the war memorial, looking from the steps, below the brass plaque, the number of letters in the first word minus the number of letters in the second word is B.
See the waypoints for the remaining information.
I hope you enjoy your trip along Thornliebank Main Street.
Cache placed with kind permission of East Renfrewshire Council. Please replace as found.