GC41YWV Bournemouth History: Pier Bandstand (Traditional Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by Lost2011

This cache has been archived.

Lost2011: Time for this series to go. Container collected. Keeping a few in the series for stand alone caches, but this one did not make the cut. Thanks for all the finds.

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A cache by Lost2011 Message this owner

Hidden : 3/31/2014

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is my town. I live here. I love it.

This series of 10 stand alone caches, with a bonus at the end, will take you on a journey through Bournemouth, visiting a mix of urban and residential areas, and hopefully learning a little bit of history along the way. For the most part I have tried to make the caches accessible to all.

Following the support and kind comments I received from the "Bournemouth's Past" series, I posted on a social media site for thoughts and suggestions for another series about the town I love. I already had a few ideas left over after the first series, and I was certain my geocaching friends could help me with enough material to make another series, which they did in abundance! I couldn’t choose them all, and some locations weren’t suitable, but I hope you like the choices I have made. Many thanks my friends!

You can find the original "Bournemouth’s Past" series at the following link, which will take you to the most popular cache of the series, Jon Egging, and you will be able to find the other caches in the series from there.

In this "Bournemouth History" series, each cache has a number needed to locate the bonus cache, so you may wish to make notes as you go along.

Due to the urban nature of this series and the high probability of muggles, I have tried to make all the caches easy to find by providing detail in the hints, so please use the spoiler.

This cache was added to the series in April 2014. It replaced the archived Bournemouth History: Boscombe Railway Station, due to its less than appealing location.

Boscombe Pier has seen many developments over the last century, such as music amplifiers, roller discos, deliberate bombing during the war to stop the enemy from gaining entry, fairs, and many other transformations.

But how many people are aware that there was once a bandstand on the end of the pier over 100 years ago and its current location is within Kings Park play park?

This, and other interesting information about Boscombe Pier can be found on display boards located on the pier. The history is covered excellently and it is well worth checking out if you enjoy finding out about the history of Bournemouth. Entrance on to the pier is free, however it is only open in the day.

This cache has been placed within viewing distance of the bandstand in the play park.

FTF: Team Flynnie

Bournemouth's History series:
GC41YWV: Pier Bandstand (M)
GC4NTAN: Tucktonia (N)
GC4NTAP: The Shell House (P)
GC4NTAQ: Moordown Halifax Memorial (Q)
GC4NTAR: Racecourse (R)
GC4NTAT: Moordown Tram Depot (T)
GC4NTAV: Waterfront (V)
GC4NTAZ: A338 Wessex Way [BONUS] - N50 MN.PQR W001. TV.694