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BSF2 - a town trail Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/10/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This puzzle cache takes you on a walking tour of Bewdley & Wribbenhall for clues and then for a short ride into nearby countryside for the actual cache. When accessing the final cache please park well away from the bridge. Final cache not geokid friendly.


The initial co-ordinates are for one of the several car parks available, the clues can be done in any order depending upon your starting location. There are four each side of the river.


Stage 1 - N52° 22.521 W002° 18.962
Half timbered building built in the year WXYZ and initialled (presumably by the builder) MWB. C = X – Z


Stage 2 - N52° 22.494 W002° 19.019
Burlton’s Alms Houses, Founded 1645. Court No D


Stage 3 - N52° 22.493 W002° 18.951
The town of Bewdley was granted a charter in 1606 by King James I and the office of Bailiff was created at that time with a committee of Burgesses to oversee municipal administration. Thomas Boylston was then appointed as Bailiff in 161G


Stage 4 - N52° 22.397 W002° 18.617
Now a long way from home this was originally part of a bridge over the River Wye which was opened 6 August WXYZ, F = Y – Z


Stage 5 - N52° 22.610 W002° 18.809
The bridge started life as a toll bridge and a Tollhouse stood here for XYZ years, E = X + Y + Z


Stage 6 - N52° 22.673 W002° 18.900
A bit energetic here, H = (Number of letters in the word before "Rowing" less the number in the word after) times 2.


Stage 7 - N52° 22.580 W002° 18.753
Bewdley – “the most perfect small Georgian town in Worcestershire”, according to the architectural historian & writer Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983). This descriptive panel includes a picture of the Quayside in the year WXYZ, B = Z – Y


Stage 8 - N52° 22.595 W002° 18.678
Security from SES at 40A923


The final cache can be found at
N52° 2A.BCD W002° 1E.FGH

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arne n jbbqra cbfg

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)