Skip to content

Griffin Bee Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Fitzhunter: I have decided to reconfigure this series as a set of traditional caches instead of mysteries. To do so I have archived the old ones and am republishing them.

More
Hidden : 5/29/2021
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


Griffin Bee

 

Buzz Bee has lost his ball; he kicked it a bit too hard over the goal and now it's gone missing. His four friends who he was playing with may have seen something so perhaps if you go and talk to them they might be able to help you find it. Unfortunately they all appear to have buzzed off so you'll have to track them down first. Please make a note of anything they say to you. 

For more information on the series please see The Bees Bonus - Buzz's Ball.

 

*****

 

 

Between Brentford's formation in 1889 and 1904  the club played at five grounds around Ealing Clifden Road, Benns Field, Shotters Field, Cross Road and Boston Park Cricket Ground. In 1903, Fulham chairman Henry Norris (a prominent estate agent), Brentford manager Dick Molyneux and club president Edwin Underwood negotiated a 21-year lease  at a peppercorn rent on an orchard (owned by local brewers Fuller, Smith and Turner)  along the Ealing Road, with the option to buy the freehold at a later date for £5,000. After a gypsy camp was removed from the site and work began on building the ground in January 1904, under the guidance of architects Parr & Kates.  The orchard was cut down by local volunteers, who were allowed to keep the wood.

 

The ground was initially built with a 20,000 capacity in mind, with a provision for an increase to 30,000–40,000. An 800-capacity stand from Boston Park was rebuilt along the Braemar Road side of the ground, with an extension taking the stand's capacity to 1,500.  Beneath and  behind the stand were three dressing rooms (one for each team and one for officials), a number of offices and a recreation room. The ground was named 'Griffin Park' after a nearby pub, The Griffin, which was owned by the Griffin Brewery and was used for accommodation.  After a number of trial matches, Griffin Park was opened on 1 September 1904. Season tickets for the 1904–05 season (priced between 10 shillings and one guinea) sold out. 

The first competitive match played at Griffin Park was a Western League fixture versus Plymouth Argyle on 1 September 1904. The Braemar Road grandstand  had been completed by the time of the fixture,  but as the dressing rooms were not ready and the players were forced to change at the public baths near Clifden Road. The result was a 1–1 draw. Visitors to The Griffin should note that it is ideally approached from underneath and not from the higher level. 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Ybbx bhg sbe orrf. Pnpur: Ybbx bhg sbe orrf (naq erernq gur ynfg fragrapr bs gur chmmyr).

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)