Museum Highlight – Whittlesey Museum

A copy of the Charter granted by George I giving Whittlesey the right to hold a weekly market and three annual fairs. This Charter is known as Patent Roll I, George I, Part 9, No. 4: Of a grant to a Downes gentleman. It was witnessed by the King at Westminster on the 17th day… Continue reading Replica of Whittlesey’s Town Charter, 1714

Ice Age, Local History, Museum Highlight, Palaeontology

Mammoth Tusk

November 22, 2016 whittleseyheritage

The mineralised preserved tusk of a woolly mammoth, found locally.

21st Century, Museum Highlight, On Display, Post-War, Straw Bear, Whittlesey History

Replica Straw Bear

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 whittleseyheritage

A replica of the Straw Bear figure who dances through the town in the annual Straw Bear festival in January each year. The Straw Bear is a traditional figure although the current festival was revived in the 1970s, having previously lapsed following World War One.