Village Hall Series #002 - Hambledon Multi-cache
Village Hall Series #002 - Hambledon
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This cache is part of a series of caches which are placed at or near village halls and community centres. For details and statistics visit the Village Hall Series website Click here
The cache is an easy offset cache a short distance from the hall.
Hambledon Village Hall
The hall was opened at the beginning of 1903. From its inception its function was to provide for the educational, recreational and leisure pursuits of the men of Hambledon and neighbourhood - it took 20 years before the ladies were welcomed!
At the end of the fifties the roof, gutters and outer walls required urgent repair. The interior walls had not then been plastered but the whole hall needed decorating. The floor had disintegrating boards, the chairs needed replacing as well as new curtains for windows and stage. Some form of modem heating was also required. The cost of these repairs would be £256 In those days the hall's revenue income and outgoing balanced at around £35 per annum. However the improvements made saw the Hall win the Best Kept Village Hall plaque in 1964.
In later years an extension was built over the yard between the kitchen and toilets, a new store was added at the back, a maple strip floor was laid, complete rewiring and redecoration took place, and new chairs and tables were obtained. New external lanterns were made and a Hambledon Village Hall sign fixed to the outer wall. The opening of the new hall was officially celebrated with the cutting of a ribbon.
The given coordinates will take you to the hall carpark where you will find some information to work out the final coordinates
Look through the glass front door at the plaque on the left wall
The number of letters in the second word, first line = A
The number of letters in the first word, first line = B
The number of letters in the third word, first line = C
The date in September = DE
The year = 19FG
The cache is a short walk away at North 50 55.ABC West 001 05.G(E-D)(F-A)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs gerr - cyrnfr pbire jvgu fgvpxf