Eastwood, My Eastwood and Other Clues
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This multi-cache provides a walk round the historic Nottinghamshire
town of Eastwood, famous for the early 20th Century literary
figure, D.H. Lawrence.
In Eastwood, there are many tourist attractions involving Lawrence
including the "Blue Line Trail". For the purposes of this cache I
have tried to include other things of interest within the town but
as its whole tourist "ecosystem" relies on the one thing, it's very
hard! For the most part this cache does follow along the blue line
trail but tries to take in other aspects of the town along the way.
This multicache is in the form where you are given the location of
the first clue and by retrieving the answer from the environment,
manually work out the clue for the next location. For some of the
clues, you may find a calculator useful. A pen will also be useful
as you will need to jot down the value of each letter as it may be
needed later. The name of the cache is a play on the title of one
of Lawrence's short story collections, England, My England and
Other Stories.
This cache should take less than an hour and a half to do on foot,
although if you’re a slow walker, give yourself more time. This
cache does involve some hills although you’ll mostly be going
downwards. However, if you’ve got a buggy or likewise, it may prove
strenuous when you walk back up towards the centre of Eastwood.
This cache can also be completed by car although parking at the
final clue and cache location may be more difficult.
Those visiting by bus may find the Rainbow 1 service from
Nottingham, Heanor, Ripley and Alfreton useful. There is also the
125 (soon to be called Amber Line) from Derby, the 555 from
Beeston and Lenton and the Black Cat from Mansfield and
Derby (leaves you at the wrong end of town, though).
With that in mind, let's begin! Please note that the co-ordinates
given here are for the start of the first clue and NOT the
location of the cache. This must be worked out by following through
the clues.
CLUE ONE
The start of the trail is on a road called Lynncroft. The suggested
route to Lynncroft is via Edward Road. This is a residential area
and as a result there should be ample parking at the top next to
the hedge. Those visiting by bus will want to get off at Edward
Road too, otherwise it is quite a walk.
Make your way to N 53 01.029 W 001 17.661. During Lawrence’s
time in Eastwood, this location was one of his homes.
Question: What year did D.H. Lawrence leave Eastwood for
Croydon? There may be a van in the way of the clue (there was
when I was there) so keep your eyes peeled!
This is a year in the format ABCD. The co-ordinates for the next
location are:
N 53 01. C (D÷2) (B-2) W 001 17. (A+5) D
(D-3).
Remember to work out the brackets to get your individual numbers.
The answer will be in decimal minutes to 3 decimal places!
CLUE TWO
Don’t worry, your GPS wasn’t deceiving you; it really is this
close! Goodness knows why The Powers That Be decided this would be
a good location for an info board, it doesn’t really seem to have a
lot of relevance to the subject! Perhaps, when approaching the hill
on the Blue Line Trail, it spurs one up the rest of the way!
Question: Lawrence and his family had lived in many places
around Eastwood, moving higher up the property ladder each time.
How many houses had Lawrence lived in before moving to
Lynncroft?
This is a single number E. The co-ordinates for the next location
are given as:
N53 0.(Ex3) D 5 W 001 17.B B A.
On the way to the next clue, you may appreciate a drink and a
chance to sit down. There is a pub at N53 01.030 W 001
17.899 called The Three Tuns, Lawrence’s father’s favourite pub
in Eastwood. Depending upon the route you take to the next clue,
you may also pass the view which inspired most of Lawrence’s works.
On Walker Street, look to your right after the houses and take in
that rural Nottinghamshire view.
CLUE THREE
At this location there is an important monument realising the lives
of those who fought in the two World Wars. Take a moment to read
the ‘north’ side and familiarise yourself with the statue.
Question: How many of Eastwood’s heroes have a ‘H’ as their
middle name?
The number of soldiers on the ‘east’ side is F, the number on the
‘south’ side is G and the number on the ‘west’ side is H with the
total being I.
NB: the bright ones amongst you will undoubtedly have noticed
that these sides are not actually facing in exactly the given
directions. However, for the sake of simplicity, please assume that
the side facing Walker Street is ‘north’ (and in reality it’s more
north than any other direction!).
The next clue is at:
N 53 01. (H-1) G I W 001 1 (I-1). H (G-3)
(F+3)
CLUE FOUR
This location is very useful if you’re stuck on any of the clues!
The building near to this comes with free Internet access for
members of the Nottinghamshire library system. This area was
revamped in recent years and has been equipped with seats if you’re
feeling the toll of the walk already!
Question: In which year was this location revamped? Clue:
you may have forgotten your watch.
Divide this answer by 250 (calculator needed!). This gives a
single-digit value of J. The next clue is at:
N 53 01. H (G-2) J W 001 18. (J÷2) (F-4)
(I-G+H).
This will take you for a walk along Eastwood’s high street. Along
the way, you might wish to pop into the pub opposite the library,
buy something to eat at George’s fish and chip shop (highly
recommended!) or go shopping along the way!
CLUE FIVE
This location is possibly the most important in the town of
Eastwood. When you reach the co-ordinates I’m sure you’ll
understand! Be careful of muggles in the café opposite!
Question: 1) At this location a significant event happened. On
which date did it happen? 2) Which house number is on the door to
the left of you?
Part 1) is a date in the form KK/09/18LM. K is a single
digit (repeated twice) and L and M are separate digits. Part 2) is
in the form Na where N is a single digit and a is part of
the door number.
The location of the final clue is given as:
N 53 01. ((L÷4)+1) (K-1) (M-3) W 001 1N. (L÷2)
((N÷4)x3) (Ax3).
Walkers may find access to the next clue much easier by walking
down the hill a short way. This leads onto a road with a gate at
the other end. If this gate is closed, you will need to re-trace
your steps and turn right at the end of the road.
CLUE SIX
This is the final clue. At this location stands a building which
was originally erected as offices for Barber Walker and Co, a major
colliery company in Eastwood. These days it acts as a museum about
Lawrence’s life. If you have the time, pay a visit and see for
yourself what being born in Eastwood in the late C19th was really
like!
Question: In which year was it built? Clue: N 53 01. (A+H) L
E W 001 18.(G+K) (M+A) (D+C-H)
This is a year in the format OPQR. Now you will have all the clues
necessary to complete the puzzle and find the cache. The geocache
itself is placed in an area of relatively high muggle activity not
too far from the final clue. If muggles are an issue there are
seats so you can wait for them to leave. The final cache
location is given as:
N 53 01. S T U W 001 18. V X Y.
Where:
S= (L+N)-(FxG)+K
T= A
U= (N-M)x(G-H)
V= (P-R)+O+H
X= P-Q
Y= P+Q-R-A-K
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Oruvaq gur evtug gerr oruvaq gur zvqqyr orapu ba gur fbhgu fvqr bs gur fbhgu frpgvba bs gur cnex.