Despite its small size, West Hallam was at the forefront of educational provision in the area – by the middle of the nineteenth century it had a boys’ and a girls’ school, years before education became compulsory. This was mainly due to a charity set up in the seventeenth century by the former rector of the parish church
The Village Hall (not to be confused with the modern Community Centre) is the old girls' school – it is an attractive Grade 2 listed building. Fifty metres away, you can also see the older boys’ school, now private housing, which dates back to 1832.
To find this cache, you must visit this location and take a good look round. Once you have found the answers, you will need to take a short walk (less than half a mile) out of the village – the path can get muddy at times.
The cache is a fairly small "small" - room for a travel bug tag, and the log, but not a lot else. Please bring your own pen(cil)
The cache can be found at: N 52 58.ABC W 001 21.DEF
A. Across the road from the village hall there is a public house. The year “1754” is marked on the building (high up), along with what initials?
If “G. H.”, then A = 0
If “P.B.”, then A = 1
If “R.M.”, then A = 2
B. In the front windows of the village hall, to the right of the main entrance, how many complete diamond-shaped panes of glass are there?
If 76, then B = 5
If 80, then B = 6
If 84, then B = 8
C. The number of keyholes in the front door of the village hall, minus 2. C
D. What is the year on the lintel at the main entrance to the village hall?
If 1852, then D = 1
If 1812, then D = 3
If 1882, then D = 5
E. In which year did the Rev. John Scargill become the Rector of West Hallam? 163E
F. In which year was the blue plaque to the Rev John Scargill erected? 201F
This cache is part of a series of caches which are placed at or near village halls and community centres. See the bookmark list for all the caches in the series.
If you would like to place a cache in the Village Hall Series please visit
Village Hall Series website or email GeoJaxx at villagehallseries@gmail.com
to request a number and to add your cache to the bookmark list.