Carshalton Water Tower is a Grade II listed 18th century building which once housed a water pump that supplied water to Sir John Fellowe's mansion Carshalton House and the fountains in its gardens. It also contained a suite of rooms including one of the earliest bathrooms in England complete with a plunge bath lined with Delft tiles. The pump was operated by an internal waterwheel.
The cache is just a very short walk away from the Water Tower; the idea was to bring people to the general area which is a lovely place for a wander. Across the road from the Water Tower is Festival Walk along which you will find the tallest London Plane tree in Britain and the entrance to the Sutton Ecology Centre (please bear in mind dogs are not allowed inside and there are ponds so please keep a close eye on small children). At the end of the walk are the historic Carshalton Ponds. Across the ponds is All Saints Church where you can do the Church Micro GC1JN7V. If you cross the road that runs between the ponds you can enter The Grove Park which has a playground and lots of space to play. Carshalton High Street is just up from the church and has many shops and cafes.
The listed coordinates will take you to a red information plaque next to the gate to the Water Tower. To find the physical cache just count the number of times the of letters given below appear in the writing on the plaque and solve the puzzle to get the final coordinates.
N51 (D + P + J). (F + G - J) Z (P - J) W000 Z(W - G + J). (G x 2 + J) (W - B) (F - G)
The cache is small but has room for a few small swaps or TBs. The area can be quite mugglish, especially at weekends, so please use stealth and replace with care as the first cache went missing before it even had a FTF. If you are visiting after dark you will need a torch to read the plaque as the street is not well-lit. At the time of publication you should not need to be searching in brambles for this cache.
Checksum is 48.
Congratulations to Footsore & weary for the FTF!