Clues reworked 09/11/2018.
23/07/2021 - please see note regarding adjustment to final location.
This cache will take you on a walk around Peterborough City Centre. The cache is totally buggy friendly and is about a 2.5 Mile round trip from the starting point.
If you have not been to Peterborough before I suggest you go to the tourist information office, which is in front of the cathedral. They do a very good map of the town center, I recommend you get one, they are free, and will help! It is also important to make sure you get to the cathederal before 4.30pm as the gates shut at this time and you will not be able to do the rest of the geocache (SO DO NOT START TOO LATE!)
Be careful of nearby muggles, as they will be close.
You are looking for a Small lock-and-lock-type container with log book and pencil and there is room for small swaps. The cache is 0.4miles from the last waypoint, so watch out if it's late or you're knackered it's a 20-30min round trip. Or you may choose to go and get the car and drive a bit closer. Please use stealth when searching for the final cache.
More information on Peterborough can be found Here. Happy hunting
Instructions
Start at the published co-ordinates, Peterborough's Guildhall. What was the year the Guild Hall was built? Take the last 2 digits of the year and add them together and call this A.
Walk west down Church Street(road passing by the left of the Guildhall as you looked at its front.) Turn left down Cross Street, and turn right at the junction into Priestgate. After a short way down you'll see the Museum. (Check out information on the Ghost Walk and arrange to go on it. It’s brilliant!) What year was the building presented to the citizens of Peterborough? take the year and add the middle 2 digits together for your answer. Call this B.
Double back down Priestgate in an easterly direction. On your right, you'll pass a plaque, commemorating a father and son who were both MPs in Peterborough. Which Century? Call this C.
Continue down Priestgate until you reach the Town Hall at the end of the road. A stone was laid by Prince George on the 28th of June 1929. But which son of George the 5th was he? Call this D.
Turn left down Bridge Street and walk as far as the archway through to the Cathedral. Follow the road to the left until you reach a gate. You are looking for the head of a famous man in stone. What was his number? Call this E.
Follow the road round the double bend of Wheel Yard. At the end on the right, look for a milepost. How far from Thorney is it from this point? Call this F.
Turn left into Midgate and right into Broadway, and walk towards the Library. In front of the library there is a milepost. What is the route number? Call this G.
Walk back down Midgate, and turn right down Westgate. Right left down Westgate Arcade. Walk down the arcade, straight through the shopping centre and out the other side to Cumbergate. The stone building on the left was built by the Feoffees on funds bequeathed by a MISS FRANCES PEARS. But what was the year? Last digit of the year for your answer. Call this H.
Turn left, then turn right to walk back in front of the Guildhall again. Look for a white Tudor-beamed building with some figurines. Earl of Essex, King of Mercia, Bishop of Winchester, Henry the 8th and Prince who? Find the missing name, convert the initial letter to a number in the a=1, b=2, c=3 fashion. Call this J.
Walk back towards the Archway to the Cathedral. Right of the archway is a blue plaque referring to the Abbot's Gaol. Which century does the undercroft originate from? Call this K.
Go through the archway again and this time walk towards the left of the Cathedral front. What is the date of the sundial on the front left side of the cathedral? Take the last 2 digits of the year and add them together, and call this L..
Walk to the left of the Cathedral and around the precincts, all the way round towards the Refectory. The first service of the day was at M o'clock.
Come out of the precincts to see a park on your right. There is a memorial to the First Mayor of Peterboroughs Memorial. But what was his initials? Use the letter number code a=1 b=2 etc and add up his initials up numerically for the answer. Call this N.
Cross the park to Bishop's Road. Cross the road and make your way right, past the theatre towards the river. Walk towards the Stone building next to the bridge, which currently houses the Sea Cadets. From what year did the Sea Cadets occupy the building. (Last digit). Call this P.
The cache is located at:
N 52° QR.STU' W 0° VW.XYZ'
23/7/2021 - have adjusted final location slightly. Once you have obtained these co-ordinates make an adjustment of -0.007 minutes to the northings, and of -0.039 to the westings.
Where:
Q = G/D
R = M*P
S = A/E
T = K/D
U = C-B
V = E-F
W = F-D
X = N/H
Y = G/D
Z = J-L-E-M