Dolphin bridge was officially opened on 15th December 1909 by the city mayor, Ernest Egbert Blyth. It was constructed to replace a ferry, which was the only way to cross the river between what is now Heigham Street and Drayton Road. This pedestrian bridge is only 6-foot wide and takes its name from the nearby Dolphin Inn on Heigham Street. In 1932, milkman Robert Nelson was fined 2s 6d for cycling along the footbridge – the modern day equivalent of £18!
The starting coordinates will take you to Dolphin Bridge where you will find a metal plaque. Reading the entire text, count how many times the letters H, J, L, M, P and U appear.
Geochecker: H + J + L + M + P + U = 52
The final cache can be found at:
N52 38.(M/2)(J+3)(U) E001 16.(L-10)(P)(H/3)
The cache is a short walk away across mostly level terrain. Please replace exactly as found, ensuring it's not visible. Stealth is required as the area can be very busy! Wheelchair accessible but grass may be slippery in wet conditions.
You’re looking for a micro cache, bring your own pen!
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- https://littlebridgesseries.wordpress.com/ . If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com with your caching name, name of your Little Bridge and the GC code and he will give you a number for your bridge. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.