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Drinking Fountain and Troughs 035 – Steyning Multi-cache

Hidden : 1/29/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Captain R B Drummond MVO was Chief Constable of Horsham, between September 1879 and July 1912 - from 11th April 1889 in the Barttelott Road Horsham Police Station which was the West Sussex Headquarters. The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association was set up in 1859 by Samuel Gurney M.P. He was thought to be inspired by public comment on the state of the Thames and the lack of drinking water available. Originally known as the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it only began to cater for animals in the years that followed. In 1867 'cattle troughs' had been added to the name and it had 140 fountains and 153 cattle troughs. These were mainly in the London area although projects as far north as Dundee are still in evidence. The association also carries out work overseas and to this date has created 40 wells. 

The cache is not at the above coordinates. To find the cache, the published co-ordinates will take you the trough. Using what is carved into the stone on north east side (contains the phrase ‘Friends To Animals’)

 

A=Number of letters in first word

B=Number of letters in fifth word

C=Number of letters in third word + 2

D=Number of letters in four word

E=Number of letter in first word

F=Number of letters in third word


The cache can be found at N50 53.ABC W000 19.DEF

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ghpxrq oruvaq gur terra arkg gb gur erq

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)