Skip to content

Bournemouth's Past: Hancock's Half Hour Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Lost2011: This was one of my favourite caches in the series when the snail container was in place. Sadly, I decided not to replace the second snail that went missing and this cache lessened in quality as a result.

This series has had a great 18 months but now it is time to archive. Thanks for all the finds. If you haven't already, enjoy the Bournemouth History series, which will also be archived in 2015.

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

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

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.




Winton was the first home in Bournemouth of a man who came to be a great comic genius of the 1950's and 60's - and whose name still lives on for the way he captured a very specific kind of Englishness.

Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham in 1924, the son of comedian and entertainer John Hancock.

His family came to Bournemouth for a holiday and liked it so much that in 1927 they bought the Mayo Hygienic Laundry in Wynyard Road, Winton.

You wont find Wynyard Road on the map because it was subsequently renamed Strouden Road.

The former Hancock home became 144 Strouden Road until it was demolished relatively recently.

The Hancocks only lived in the house for a year before moving again to take over the Railway Hotel (just next to the railway bridge) in Holdenhurst Road.

The cache is placed opposite where the house once stood.
Source

Congratulations Panda&Pickles 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 cynprzrag ba gryrtencu cbyr, va yvar jvgu gur obggbz bs gur urqtr. Gjrrmref znl or erdhverq. Cyrnfr ercynpr gur pnpur va gur fnzr cynpr naq jngpu bhg sbe zhttyrf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)