The Royal Square Multi-cache
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An off set cache set in the centre of St Helier.
Until the end of the 18th century, the town consisted chiefly of a string of houses, shops and warehouses stretching along the coastal dunes either side of the Church of St. Helier and the adjacent marketplace (since 1751, Royal Square). La Cohue (a Norman word for courthouse) stood on one side of the square, now rebuilt as the Royal Court and States Chamber (called collectively the States Building). The market cross in the centre of the square was pulled down at the Reformation, and the iron cage for holding prisoners was replaced by a prison gatehouse at the western edge of town.
The statue of George II in the Royal Square is the zero milestone from which all distances in Jersey are measured. and was erected in the square in 1751. The market place was renamed Royal Square, although the name has remained Lé Vièr Marchi (the old market) to this day in Jèrriais.
The Royal Square was also the scene of the Battle of Jersey on January 6, 1781, the last attempt by French forces to seize Jersey. John Singleton Copley's epic painting The Death of Major Pierson captures an imaginative version of the scene.
Take a look at the granite paving and see if you can see the Victory sign that a stonemason during the occupation laid right under the Germans noses!
In the Royal Square today there are al fresco eating areas so great stealth is needed. Please be discreet when looking for this nano!
Go to N 49 11.031 W002 06.354 and look around to find
1. How many Police alarms = A
2. Alarms were abandoned in = BCDE
3. This is alarm number = F
4. The year in the paving for Vega =GHIJ
The cache can be located at
N 49 11 (H-C) (J)(D) W002 06.(E)(A-G)(J+D)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
zntargvp oruvaq oynpx pvepyr