Practicalities
The cache is not here, this is just for parking.
This is a multi-cache: answer the questions, solve the puzzle and create a 'waypoint' in your app to uncover the final location of the geocache, a short walk away.
History
In 1872 Draycott-in-the-Clay had 107 houses and a population of 484. This building was the school house at the time but has been taken over by the village and is now used as the village hall.
Originally of two wings at right-angles to each other there have been several additions over the years, an entrance was built onto the front of the main wing, and a flat-roofed extension placed to the north of the cross wing. The head master's dwelling is still there as a rearward extension to the cross wing, this has a small extension to the north. The roof is covered with an almost pristine set of 'fish scale' tiles.
The building date is on the gable of the cross wing facing Main Road above a 56-pane, stone mullioned window typical of old schools. There is a carved, blank shield above the date which is set in a scrolled ribbon.
Puzzle:
From the front of the building look for:
- The building date is ABCD
- E=(A+B)-(C+D)
Now find the defibrillator noticeboard.
- F=the location of this is "? Lane". Count the number of letters in '?' to give you F
- G=This was partly funded by the "Knights 4 ?". Count the number of letters in '?' to give you G
The final location for this geocache is N52 51.ABG W001 46.EFD
In your app create a new waypoint, enter your answer and walk to the cache!