GC1NF7R Urby(n) St Edmunds - Inner Glow (Traditional Cache) in Eastern England, United Kingdom created by icnk_h

This cache has been archived.

nick_h_nz: I have been without computer (and therefore internet access) for the last couple of weeks, so have only this evening seen the DNF logs. To be honest, I was expecting the cache to be muggled, as some cachers these days seem to have no idea how to rehide a cache. (It also seems some cachers these days have no idea how to retrieve a cache either, since they feel able to log the cache as found even while stating in their log that they did not attempt to retrieve it. Yeah, right, nice one....)
It lasted longer than I thought I might, given how irresponsible and selfish (or perhaps just naive and thoughtless) many newer cachers are these days. Oh well, as an experiment it succeeded, in that I expected the cache to fail, and it did. No wonder I have little faith in GC.com these days....

(PS, I have checked this cache at least once a week since it was unarchived, and almost every time I have had to rehide it, because it has not been replaced where it should have been. In its original incarnation, I also checked the cache at least once a week, and not once did I have to rehide it.)

GC1NF7R ▼

A cache by icnk_h_nz Message this owner

Hidden : 3/3/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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I'm no great fan of urban caches. They're generally in unattractive places, and often in such places for no apparent reason but because they could be. I felt it was inevitable that urban caches would come to Bury, so in a pre-emptive strike each of these caches has been chosen specially for their historic significance. Like other urban caches, the locations might not always be the most picturesque, but if these Urby(n) caches get people to know more about Bury, their purpose will have been fulfilled. They'll never compare with a good rural cache, but I hope you'll take these caches for what they are, and be willing to learn a bit about this small market town.

The "Pillar of Salt" is a Grade II listed road sign on Angel Hill. It is described in its listing as being "individual and probably unique". According to the plaque set at the foot of the sign, the "Pillar of Salt" is the first internally illuminated road sign in the country. Designed by Basil Oliver, architect for the St Edmundsbury Borough Council in 1935, it had to be granted special permission because the height of the letters and numbers did not conform to regulations.

The cache does not have special permission, but it does have permission. The St Edmundsbury Council are aware of the existence of the cache, and so the staff at the Tourist Information Centre not too distant may be watching you - but are aware of what you are doing. Likewise, due to the "bomb scare" in Yorkshire, the staff at the nearby cafe are also aware of the cache, and what you are doing! (So, yes, this cache meets the Urban Placement Guidelines.) If you are scared of crowds, then Sunday, Monday or Tuesday are the best days to attempt the cache, as they are the days that the area is quietest - though you'll not often find the area completely free of muggles on any day. To be brutally honest, the busier the area, the easier it is to retrieve and rehide the cache. I placed the cache at lunchtime on Saturday - being market day, the busiest day of the week! Noone batted at eyelid, and I don't think anyone noticed me at all.

Please note that the cache container is designed to be retrieved and replaced from the front. It is actually very easy to approach from this direction, and to turn the cache around as you pull it around towards you. Please do not replace the container by dropping it, as this will break it!