FYI #749 Old Amersham
Old Amersham has an abundance of history, with artefacts from the preparation of Amersham Bypass from Saxon times and the Roman period. Many of these are shown in the Amersham Museum.
At the posted coordinates is an information board of Old Amersham. It shows a pictoral representation / map of the High Street and all adjoining roads and footpaths. Important buildings and other locations are shown here, with a numeral system on the left hand side to show the names of the varying locations on the map. You will need to visit the information board and solve the formula below in order to locate the final cache.
N 51° 39 . (Elmodesham House - Vagabond Notice) (The Swan / The Kings Arms) (Chimney Cottage / Crown Inn Yard)
W 0° 37 . (Drakes Almshouses - Amersham Museum) (Old Grammar School * Bury Farm) (Town Mill - Piers Place)
The checksum = 53
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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.
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