The cache is not at the listed coordinates. You will need to complete the puzzle below to discover the final location.
Almshouses were established in Britain from the 10th century to provide a place of residence for the poor, old, and distressed. They were sometimes called bede-houses, and the residents were bedesmen or bedeswomen.
Coggeshall Almshouses
In 1891 a local Coggeshall resident, Mrs Beaumont, announced her intention to build almshouses at Church Green. The almshouses were to be built on a piece of land on Myneer Park, which the Beaumonts owned and had gifted to the scheme. Another member of the family, was an architect and had drafted plans for the almshouses, seven in all, designed in the ‘Elizabethan’ style and grouped around a quadrangle with a garden at the centre. They were to be constructed of brick, tile and solid English Oak.
Five were to be built in the first stage, a block of three facing the road with two on the left hand side and the final two on the right when funds allowed. By May 1895 the first five houses were complete and five widows were elected to occupy them. The houses were vested in trustees; five from the Church of England and five from the non-conformist churches. Money-raising continued and by 1902 with £220 in hand construction started on the last two houses. They were opened in April 1903.
The Church Green Almshouses remain in use and have been extended and modified since that time making each one larger but reducing the total number of houses to four.
The Cache
You need to complete this puzzle to obtain the coordinates.
You are looking for a small phial at the final location. There is no room for a pen or pencil in the container so please bring one with you. Due to the proximity of other caches the final location is a little distance away. Alternatively you can drive there – parking is available at GZ.
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This cache is part of a series which are placed at or near almshouses. If you wish to add to this series please email abiherts at almshousesseries@gmail.com for a number. There is a bookmark list of the currently published caches - https://coord.info/BMDRG1E
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