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Old Heaton Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/20/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


 

The name "Heaton Village", or "Heaton on the Hill" first  appears in the history books in the 12th Century.

By the 18th century the village consited of a the large Heaton Hall (now the site of St Bedes School), a few farms & cottages, and was  surrounded by agricultural land. 

Now just a suburb of the City of Bradford, but still refered to by locals as a Heaton "Village".

If you would like to explore more -

 https://bradfordunconsideredtrifles.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/a-heaton-village-walk-through-paradise/

 - is a great description written by local historian, Derek Barker

or for more  history, read the book 

"Heaton - The best place of all "

By John Stanley King -  Lifetime  resident, counciller & Lord mayor of Bradford 2000 

 

The cache is not at the posted coordninates, although it is hidden at the site of one of the photographs  ... but which one??

The posted coordinates are a good place to park if visiting/caching around  Lister Park or Heaton Village

 

The cache can be found at N53' 48.ABC W 001' 46.DEF

You will need to solve the following puzzles:

 All that remains of the second Heaton Baptist Chapel 1896 - Carving on boundry wall  https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=G91L4W2V 

 Police station 1876 https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=GQNDAJ7C

Heaton Syke well - Built 1792 https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=4F1FE40J

 Green Door https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=Q05GHQKF

 Garden Terrace  https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=ZJ68W3LY

 Site of original Heaton Baptist Chapel 1824 https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=WLCS4TOX

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

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)