GCXJXE Go North (Traditional Cache) in United Kingdom created by WOOF! said Scamp

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Deceangi: Rather than keep this cache temporarily disabled (which should only be used for shortish periods) I'm archiving it. If/when the cache is ever replaced I'll gladly unarchive it assuming it still meets the guidelines.

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A cache by WOOF! said Scamp Message this owner

Hidden : 8/7/2006

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Geocache Description:

A cache at the south end of the Lancaster Canal

This cache is close to the junction of the southern branch of the Lancaster Canal and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

The Southern section from the tramway towards Wigan came close to the proposed line of the Leeds and Liverpool canal - logic eventually prevailed and it was agreed there would a common stretch from Johnson's Hillock (North of Chorley where the Leeds and Liverpool starts the climb towards Leeds) to close to Wigan where the Leeds and Liverpool drops down the 21 locks into Wigan and on towards Liverpool. The two junctions are still visible although the southern section never went as far as the original objective of Westhoughton. The southern section and was first leased and later sold to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company. .

By 1799, the canal was complete between Bark Hill near Wigan and Johnson's Hillock near Chorley. However, by 1801, no design had even been agreed for the aqueduct over the River Ribble, and in July 1801 it was agreed to build a temporary tramroad to cross the river and span the gap between the northern and southern parts of the canal. The double-track tramroad was opened in 1803 with three steam-worked inclined planes and a low tressle bridge across the Ribble. The canal was extended north from Johnson's Hillock to Walton Summit through a tunnel at Whittle Hills.
This temporary solution become permanent, and the aqueduct was never built. Although this section was the busiest on the canal, income was insufficient to pay for construction of the planned aqueduct.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal having reached Blackburn by 1810, a decision was made to link with the Lancaster Canal's southern end to avoid constructing a parallel waterway. The Lancaster Canal built two short branches to connect with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, from Johnson's Hillock including 7 locks, and from Bark Hill to Wigan Top Lock – the Act authorising this construction also authorising additional tolls to make it worthwhile the Lancaster Canal co-operating with the Leeds and Liverpool.

In 1851 the Lancaster Canal leased the tolls on the southern end to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in return for an annual rent, and this agreement was made permanent in 1864.

The tramroad was closed from Bamber Bridge to Preston in 1864, and the remainder to Walton Summit in 1879. The canal between Walton Summit and the Leeds and Liverpool link at Johnson's Hillock was last used in 1932, and now much is buried under the M61 motorway. The remainder of the southern end is now normally considered as part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and remains well used by leisure traffic.

This cache provides a clue to the Light at the End of the Tunnel cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre gurfr juvpu unir tngurerq ab zbff.

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)

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