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Berkshire School Days 1: "I'm Spartacus!" Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/28/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Following on from Surrey School Days set by Tjapukai and Woking Wonders…

This is the first in a series concerning Berkshire schools / colleges and their famous pupils. The coordinates above are not for the cache, but for another school in the vicinity, with no connection to what follows.

You are looking for a school, and a former pupil (Y) who boarded here during his/her early years.

Y’s father earned a B.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge.

Y was born in Paddington and attended four schools, the third of which you are looking for.

Y finally left his/her last place of education gaining two A levels. Y also excelled at sports.

Y had a reputation for being somewhat rebellious, and was often hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons.

What year was the school founded? (ABCD)

What year did it move to its present location? (EFGH)

What year was Y born? (IJKL)

The cache is at: N 51 (DL).(C-F)(G)(F-K) W000 (LF).(H-G)(A+D)(L-E)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nobhg 4 srrg hc va dhrephf

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)