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
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Mammoth Tusk
The mineralised preserved tusk of a woolly mammoth, found locally.
Woolly Rhinoceros Bones
Mineralised bones from a woolly rhinoceros, found locally. The bones are from the leg of a woolly rhino, a cold-adapted animal from the last Ice Age.
