Thames Path - Maidenhead Bridge Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Graculus: This cache has been in need of care and maintenance for some time and as the owner has not responded to recent logs I am archiving it.

Guidelines:[i] "As the cache owner, you are also responsible for physically checking your cache periodically, and especially when someone reports a problem with the cache (missing, damaged, wet, etc.). You may temporarily disable your cache to let others know not to hunt for it until you have a chance to fix the problem. This feature is to allow you a reasonable time - normally a few weeks - in which to arrange a visit to your cache. In the event that a cache is not being properly maintained, or has been temporarily disabled for an extended period of time, we may archive the listing."[/i]

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Hidden : 8/19/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:



Thames Path - Maidenhead Bridge

Maidenhead is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name of 'Aylington' in the hundred of Beynhurst; the modern town of Maidenhead, however, originates from South Aylington.

The busiest part of the district was along the River Thames near the Great Hill of Taplow, ideal for both trade and access to the sea.  This Hill was known to the Celts as the Mai Dun, and its corresponding wharf as the Mai Dun Hythe.  It is from this wharf that the area became known as Maidenhuth, eventually superseding the name South Aylington.


The first Maidenhead Bridge was built out of wood in 1280.  The current stone bridge was designed by architect Sir Robert Taylor and built at a cost of £19,000 in 1777.  It was a toll bridge until 1903, when motorists decided they were no longer prepared to pay and threw the gates into the river.  The current bridge has 12 arches of which the middle 6 are over the water, with the middle two navigable.


The cache is placed very close to the bridge.  You could make this a dash if you have a little nerve and park closeby.  

You are looking for a screw-top specimen jar (35mm film canister size), containing just the log and pencil.  Please be careful you are not observed when placing or retrieving the cache as the area can be quite busy at times.

Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svaq gur cyndhr: vg'f gra srrg oruvaq gurer ng rlr yriry

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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