The Unfortunate Street Names Set: 6 (World's End) Traditional Cache

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mumbo jumbo: Thanks to all who've visited over the ten years this series has been up and running. Perhaps someone else can replicate with something similar?

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Hidden : 9/23/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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CACHERS RETURNING TO THIS PAGE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LOCATION / HIDE / HINT FOR THIS CACHE HAVE CHANGED WEF 21 MARCH 2008

This drive-by series celebrates the seemingly quirky names we Brits have given to some of our streets and roads. It involves six caches plus a bonus cache in which you will (among other things) find a book on British place names. Four of them are micros; the rest are Tupperware of varying sizes with the usual goodies.

This set is for the dedicated cacher as the caches are not particularly close together. It will involve a fair amount of driving (or cycling). That said, the whole set has been done in 3 hours (well done TreasureTrailers!!).

The bonus cache co-ordinates are N52 AB.C18 W001 DE.F81. The values of the letters A - F are found in the logbook or Geocaching notice of caches 1 - 6. I had planned to call the set “A Series of Unfortunate Street Names – Cache the First / Second / Third” etc but this style is too long. The only reason I mention this is that all of the logbooks / Geocaching notices show this style as the cache name. I’ll update them as the logbooks get filled up.

Where possible, I have included information about the reason why a road is named as it is.

The other caches in the series are:

1 Pestilence
2 Dogpool
3 Poverty
4 Coldbath
5 Grimpits
The Bonus

There are loads of books about place names and street names. There’s probably one for your area. In the meantime, and to whet your appetite, follow this link enter your postcode and enjoy the results.

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World’s End Lane

The end is nigh (or rather the bonus is)!

The relocated cache is now a 35mm film canister with a logbook (rite in the rain paper) and magnet inside. The magnet is loose. Do not take it. It is not a trade item!!! Bring your own pen / pencil.

This is a residential road so please be ultra careful. If you are in any doubt, please use the giveaway hint and maybe walk round the corner out of sight to write in the log to avoid raising suspicion. This cache gives the value of F. Don’t forget to make a note of it. You can park right next to the cache but it would be better to park round the corner.

The Chairman of the Quinton Local History Society emailed me thus:

“Many years ago the area was known as Wards End and it is generally thought that the Wards became Worlds over the years. There was also a farm in the lane known as Worlds End Lane called Worlds End Farm”

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gur fgerrg anzr fvta

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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