GCN0MX Bridge Over The River Pie (Traditional Cache) in Yorkshire, United Kingdom created by MumDadDookieAndPlop

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MumDadDookieAndPlop: So, after 15 years and 6 days it is time to say good bye to this one. I think it had shuffled into the wrong location and people hand't return it to its original place over time and was likely found by somebody who wasn't looking for it.
It did well though, my youngest daughter who was a toddler when we placed it, is now almost 17 years old and returned with me to check it had breathed its last - and it had. Fond memories of family walks to check on it and maintain it.
230 visitors during those happy years! Thanks folks for coming to visit.

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A cache by MumDadDookieAndPlop Message this owner

Hidden : 3/6/2005

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A nice little woodland walk, starting at the Denby Dale Viaduct.

A nice pleasant woodland walk (10-15 mins perhaps from the road). You can park on the Barnsley Road at N53.34.172 W001.39.527 , keep hold of kids for the first 2minutes though as this is a 60mph road (once in the woods you will be safe).

The treasure is at N53.34.082 W001.39.546 in an Ammo box. There are a few trinkets (we usually leave bubble mix when we do caches) , a of course a log book.

A nice circular walk is possible if you continue up the path and turn left at the footpath cross roads (keeping left all the way around and back down the hill to the main road).

An alternate route is from the pub in Upper Denby, head in the direction of the cash from the pub and you won't go far wrong.

A bit of background about the area (and a clue to the cache name) - thanks to www.DenbyDale.com for the history:

The Railway Viaduct is one of the main landmarks of the village - as it strides across the Dearne Valley carrying the Penistone Railway Line across it. The viaduct started life in 1846 as a wooden construction, opening in 1850 as part of the newly-constructed Huddersfield to Sheffield railway line - but not before it was badly damaged in a storm and partially rebuilt. It was an obvious fire hazard, 400 yards long and 112ft high and wobbling as every train travelled over it. Each day, local railway workers had to refill fire buckets with water along its whole length - although by the end of the day, most of the water had slopped out of the buckets due to the vibrations of the trains. Discussions began in 1867 to replace it with a stone built one, but it was not until 1877 that the local firm Naylors won the contract. Just over two years later it was complete, with an official opening in 1880, although it took another 4 years before the wooden structure was finally dismantled.

What are the Denby Dale Pies? The famous Denby Dale Pies are a 220 year old village tradition; usually baked to celebrate national special occasions and events. These are not your normal run-of-the-mill pies – these are monster meat, and sometimes potato, pies that have been registered in the Guinness Book of Records in past years!
This tradition also explains the road sign at the entrances to the village…

Check out the wonderful www.denbydale.com history section for more info and pictures.

10 YEAR UPDATE
Please be careful with the cammo box as the hinge has rusted a bit and is quite fragile now. It would be great to get a few more years life out of it, it has done well!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)