Thomas's Legacy Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

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.

Please avoid geolitter by removing any remaining traces of your cache or contact a local cacher to do so for you. If you are having difficulty doing so then please contact me via my profile and I will try to get someone to assist. This is particularly important if your cache appears to contain Travelbugs or Geocoins.

Deceangi Volunteer UK Reviewer Geocaching.com

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Hidden : 11/19/2006
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The above co-ordinates are not the cache location but points you towards a free village carpark which is guarded by 24 hour infrared CCTV. The cache is 3/4 of a mile away from this point. There is nearer free parking but at certain times of the day you may not be able to get a parking space.

Due to a previous cache name issue the cache lid is labeled as Caesar's Kalibri - see that and you will have found it!


Azariah Ollerenshaw was a Stonemason of repute that always took pride in his work and was pleased to see that many of his examples were gracing the churches in Derbyshire and Cheshire. However, nothing prepared him for his most unusual commission from a man named Thomas Brierley.


The Grave

Thomas was a self made man. Coming from working class roots, he slowly built up his empire and invested wisely till he became the owner of his own cotton mill. But one thing always came in his way - the middle and upper classes refused to accept him into their inner circle because of his background, and he did many things to try and succeed, but failed. Thomas was noted as someone who did not give up easily and tried many different things to get accepted, from joining clubs to arranging pheasant shoots in the country for his fellow gentlemen. His crowning pinnacle was to receive a personal invitation to visit the Duke of Devonshire's house, but Thomas's jealous tormentors claimed that the Duke had a habit of 'inviting commoners to look about the place'.

As he grew older Thomas fell ill, but decided to have the last laugh on his elitist critics by commissioning the best Stonemason in the region, Azariah Ollerenshaw, to construct an unusual and puzzling gravestone and sarcophagus to prove once and for all that even those of humble backgrounds can become successful and ultimately, a Gentleman. So Thomas handed Azariah a piece of paper with a curious code which was to be carved onto his sarcophagus lid. After Thomas's death many people came to look at his grave and attempted to crack the code without success. Baffled for far too long, the villagers sent for a university academic who promptly declared that the code was Greek, but in a form he was never taught at School. And so the mystery remained.

Today all that remains is the headstone; the sarcophagus was buried on the orders of a 19th century churchwarden but still lies just beneath the surface awaiting rediscovery.
The Clue

Feel free to email me for another small hint. Happy Decrypting!


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tbbtyr jvyy or lbhe sevraq. Qba'g or fghzcrq ol gur Pengnrthf zbabtlan fgvcrf. Ebhgr gb gur pnpur jvyy or zhqql nsgre urnil enva.

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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