Bournemouth's Past: Bessie Bicknell Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Lost2011: I went to collect this one tonight and it was already missing. I'm not surprised as the green box was quite exposed. This was my least favourite cache of the series and the lack of favourite points reflect this too.

This series has had a great 18 months but now it is time to archive. Thanks for all the finds, particularly for Alex who dried the log out in his car last year when it was damp. If you haven't already, enjoy the Bournemouth History series, which will also be archived in 2015.

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Hidden : 12/21/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

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.

I have been inspired to set these caches around Bournemouth for some caching friends who are in need of filling their calendar, whilst also finding areas that are sparse of caches. Although the idea of stand alone caches with a bonus is not original, for this area it is very uncommon spread across large distances of the town, and therefore I would like to think this is a little bit different, which is what I'm all about.

Each cache has a number needed to locate the bonus, 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.

Bessie Bicknell was Bournemouth's first female mayor in 1961. During her time as mayor she showed great interest in education and realised that a school was needed for children who were not able to cope with mainstream environments.

In 1967, Bicknell School opened, with Bessie present, and fittingly being named after her. The school remained until 01/04/2012, when it became Tregonwell Academy, named after the founder of Bournemouth.

In its day, the school, which is situated near Avonbourne and Porchester School, was surrounded by farmland. Over the years, however, development has been rife with the additions of the Littledown and Chaseside Estates, a leisure centre and the hospital.

The Bicknell name may be no more, but I hope that this cache goes some way in remembering a little bit of Bournemouth's history.
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Congratulations the77club for FTF.
Bournemouth's Past series:
GC42HER: Robert Baden-Powell (A)
GC42HET: Flora Thompson (B)
GC42HEV: Charles Rolls (C)
GC42HEW: Bessie Bicknell (D)
GC42HEX: Jack The Ripper (E)
GC42HEY: Moordown's Oldest House (F)
GC42HEZ: Hancock's Half Hour (G)
GC42HF0: Peter's Hill Fire Station (H)
GC42HF1: William Smith (J)
GC42HF2: Jon Egging (K)
GC42HF3: Bonus - N50 AB.CDE W001. FG.HJK

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp. Ng onfr oruvaq terra fgehpgher.

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)


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