Cider House Murder Multi-Cache
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Thanks to all who visited a nice area but now time to Archive
Cheers, Graham
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Set in the busy village of Haddenham this cache takes you through an interesting area with nice views and old houses it will take approx. 1 hour to walk.
You will need to take a pen and some paper or a brainy person with you as there will be some light maths to do.
The Cider House was the place where the body of murdered Thame farmer, Noble Edden was taken in October 1828 after the gruesome discovery of his battered body by a farmer on his way to graze his horses at Anxey meadow.
Noble was witness to two men whom he knew, murdering and stealing sheep on another farmers land. Noble thought himself, a clever man but that was to be his down fall. Each time he saw them he would baa like a sheep. This did not go unnoticed as the two men plotted to kill Noble.
On his way home from Aylesbury Market they attacked Noble and bludgeoned him with a heavy stone hammer. Noble had a premonition of his down fall and had spoken about it to a man he picked up on his way to Haddenham.
On the night of the murder Mrs Edden was at home when she had a horrible vision of a man she knew murdering her husband. It was not until march 1830 that the men thought to have murdered Noble were hung at Aylesbury Gaol. It is said that they were sentenced by false accusations.
Did they do it or was the real murderer standing in the crowd watching.
Suggested parking
N. 51° 46.389
W.000° 55.711
• From the parking you need to make your way to :-
N.51° 46.246 W.000° 55.708
• You will need to enter the graveyard - please respect the residents whilst in this area.
• Here is the Baptist church which is said to be the widest Witchert building in the world. As you are here take a look at the Witchert walls which surround you.
• Here you have to find Sarah and Amy Amelia Linked together, at their final resting place. How many iron posts are there? Ans =A
• James Wilson was born Jan BC 18 DE.
• Time to leave this place and retrace your foot steps back to where you began.
• Find the box that contains the alphabet what is its code HP1F 1G9
• Cross the road to the bakers take a stroll into fern lane.
• Who is the man who owns the white house?
• How many letters in his name Ans =H
• Follow the path then take a seat. Here you will find yourself at an unchanged green.
• The white cottage in the middle over to your left was Mr Rupert Balcombe’s blacksmiths shop on the site of the old Royal Oaks pub which burnt down in the 19th century.
• Find the tree that will never forget, how many letters on the plaque 4th line down Ans =J
Use your answers to find the co-ords to a micro cache in which you will find coordinates to the main Cider House Murder cache
N51° 4 (A-B). G J(C+B-F)
W000° (D+1) (A-3). (E+D-1) A (H+E)
You may wish to return to your car before hunting the caches especially if caching with children
Alternatively use the map close to the beginning of the lane to get back to the car easier
Before you go off to claim your prize you may wish to visit The Cider House (N51° 46.762 W000° 55.417)
A small experiment feel free to rate your visit out of 10
The Cache originally contained:-
The usual: Cache notice, log book, pen, pencil
Toy car
Globe of the world pencil sharpener
Blue dog shaped crayon
Pack of playing cards
Scoobi string
Whilst in the area you may wish to try :- THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING... (Bucks) by Simply Paul
or Colourful Logic - Snakemoor (Bucks) by Team Hippo
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Micro Clue]
Purpx gur erne bs gur gerr orsber lbh fgrc va gur thyyrl -
[Clue for main cache]
Uvqqra va gur ebbg ng gur onfr bs n gerr jvgu svatre yvxr oenapurf