IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS SERIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERIES OWNER (SEE BELOW)
We are often told (correctly, if somewhat ideologically), that geocaches should take us to somewhere "interesting", and not simply be placed just for the sake of it. The aim of this series is to try and adhere to this ideal by basing caches around details given on an Interpretation Board about the area in which it is situated. By definition, it is hoped that this information will be "interesting", and will help the cacher discover things about the area that would often not be revealed by a traditional cache.
You are now at the Bottom of Town, the bottom of Bath Street, and in sight of yet another large roundabout!
At this location you will find another of the old information panels placed by the Ilkeston and District Local History Society. Some of the "present" buildings referred to in the information have themselves now gone - time waits for no man!
Use the information on this panel to answer these questions and so give you the coordinates of the cache, which is about a five minute walk away.
A is the number of arched windows at the front of the Hippodrome
A fatal explosion took place in 19B2
C is the number of steam locomotives used to haul trains from Ilkeston Junction to Ilkeston Town Station prior to 1870
The Ilkeston Gas Light and Coke Company was formed in 184X
Ilkeston Town Station was closed to passengers in 19Y7
The Spa Baths were built around 18Z0
The cache can be found at N 52 58.ABC W 001 18.XYZ
I hope that you find this an interesting variation on the caching experience. For a full list of all FYI caches in the series, please go to https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?code=BM4RZ8H
For more details of the FYI series as a whole, you can visit the dedicated website at fyigeocaching.co.uk where you will also find details of how to place your own FYI cache (I'm sure you know of some interesting Interpretation Boards in your area!). You can also join the FYI Geocaching Facebook Group, or contact the Series Owner, John Williams, directly at fyigeocaching@outlook.com