Felthorpe village sign
Surmounting the sign is a likeness of a Victoria Cross awarded to Claud Thomas Bourchier in 1857 by Queen Victoria and he has a memorial window at St Margaret's church. He is buried five miles away in Buxton.
The two ladies in a pony and trap with the church in the background are said to be Anna Sewell, author of “Black Beauty”, with her mother who had connections with the village.
About Village Sign Caches
This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
More information and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website - Village Sign Series
A simple two-part multi with a short walk to final location.
Look
around for three manhole covers and relevant numbers
Cache can be found at N52 (ac*3).[ (abc*7) - (d*2)] E001 ab. (abc+bb)
(check sum 49)