Longbridge Manufacturing History
Longbridge has a long history connected with the manufacture of cars, but also aeroplanes and munitions were made here during the two world wars.
This series of 44 caches, which forms the Geoart of a Mini car, tells the rise and fall of the Longbridge site.
All the caches are mystery caches and are meant to be easily solved and found.
All the answers can be found on each cache listing.
24 of the mysteries are Jigsaws to do online with the coordinates given once completed.
#44 has an additional jigsaw which on completion gives you the code of the series Mini geocoin for you to discover.
The Jigsaws are between 80 & 120 pieces, so easily solvable.
The caches themselves form two loops of caches with a linear walk connecting the two loops together.
Loop 1 (1-16) is 4.35 miles (7Km) Loop 2 (21-44) is 5 miles (8Km) The linear route between the two (17-20) is 0.75 mile (1.1Km).
There are a few parking spots all of which are in the additional waypoints on this cache.
My main aim was to hide reasonably sized caches where possible and only resort to nano/micro caches when no other choice.
#01 – 1895
White and Pike:
The original site and factory development was undertaken by Birmingham-based copper plate printers White and Pike Ltd. Looking to consolidate a number of small sites around Birmingham, and diversify into new areas, they chose a series of 20 agricultural fields in Northfield eight miles to the south of the city on the Bristol Road at Longbridge. The site was bounded by: Lickey Road; Lowhill Lane; the Midland Railway's main Birmingham to Gloucester mainline; and the Halesowen Joint Railway with the Great Western Railway. The purchase also included Cofton Hill, which rose 70 feet (21 m) above its surroundings. Designed by Stark & Rowntree of Glasgow and constructed by James Moffatt & Sons of Camp Hill, the factory was built at a cost of £105,000, opening in the first quarter of 1895.
This is one item made by White & Pike in Longbridge.
Question.
Cofton Hill rose AB m above its surroundings?
The factory was built at a cost of £C0D,000
N52° 22. (D+A)(B+A)(C+B+A)
W1°55. (D-C)(D)(B-C)