This cache is all about home
They say that home is where the heart is, and I get a warm feeling when I see this land mark. It is the one thing that tells me that I am home in New Plymouth.
The clock tower did not start off alone
In 1906-7 a new two-storey brick building of English Renaissance design was erected in front of the Government Buildings. This was the new Post Office, complete with a prominent clock tower. The contractors were Pickett and Wilkie and the estimated cost was £6,990.
The Post Office was officially opened on 27 May 1908 by the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward. At this stage the post office had already been operating for over twelve months.
Following a significant earthquake in 1942 approval was given to demolish the clock tower due to safety concerns. However, there was opposition to the proposal and in the end the clock tower and the post office were not demolished until 1969.
But following public controversy, demand for a new clock, and the usual debate over the best design for the new tower, a faithful replica of the original was erected. A few minutes before three o’clock on Thursday 10 October 1985, Henry Rodgers (left) an expert horologist from Nelson, and Alan Reed of Boon, Goldsmith and Company set to work in the mechanism room of the new clock tower. Accurately timed and perfectly synchronised, the clock was set into action ending 16 years of tardiness
There are many other places and things in New Plymouth like
New Plymouth Power Station
Te Rewa Rewa Bridge
Wind Wand
South African War memorial fountain
(Was on Devon st now on Marsland Hill, for the old timers of New Plymouth)
Now to log this cache
There is 2 things to do,
1. count the steps up to the first locked gate in the tower and message that number to me,
2. post a picture of something or someone that gives you that feeling of "I am home"
Logs will be removed if tasks are incorrectly completed
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.