Number 1266 in a series of caches where a red telephone box is in close proximity to a post box.
The only rules are that they have to be able to be photographed together, be not more than 100’ apart and the phone boxes have to be red.
A Fine Pair # 1266 ~ Kennford
Upon beholding this fine pair, search out these numbers:
Post Box: (EX) A BCDD
Telephone Number: (01392) EFGAHD
Cache is a short walk away at:
N BD FH.AGE
W DDF FG.DCF
Some 'fun' facts about Kennford to entertain you whilst you're there.
In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Islesdescribed Kennford like this:
Kenford, vil., Kenn par., Devon, 4 miles S. of Exeter; P.O.
And... then not much happened until the 1970s when the new service station on the Devon Expressway opened. To add to the interestingness here is an explaination of what an Expressway is, taken from the Roader's Digest:
An Expressway is an official term used by the Department for Transport and Highways England to describe Dual Carriageway Trunk Roads that are mostly grade separated, mostly dual carriageway and capable of providing mile a minute speeds outside of urban areas. They are designed to be capable of providing motorway standard journeys that are reliable and resilient to delay. They are also designed to be as safe as motorways, but are generally built where a motorway is not needed, normally because the traffic demand isn't there to fill one.
Exciting huh!
And now Kennford has a Fine Pair! - Things are really looking up!
If anyone has a more interesting fact about this place please post in your log. I might even add it to the page!
The Fine Pair series was originally started by wizardsmum but is now managed by mattd2k
If anybody would like to place 'A Fine Pair' of their own please do. I would just ask that you first visit www.afinepair.co.uk to request a number to avoid any duplication
mattd2k also keeps a public Bookmark List of this series. Once your cache is published please contact him via geocachingafinepair@gmail.com to have yours added
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