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Darren:
There is a museum around there somewhere, or could be Notts or Derby with a lot of stuffed animals. Anyone know where that is or was?

Again childhood memories and I'm too old to remember the details. I lived in Notts and Derby so could be either?

John Stevenson:
Wollaton Hall just outside Nottingham.

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1037

Listed as a natural history museum, went last year for an out of hours tour which takes you up on the top floor which was never used, it was only built so it could be seen from further away and give the concept of great wealth.
Also underground where they have discovered the old kitchens walled up and the underground lake.

Unfortunately one of the main attractions, a full sized gorilla had his bollocks chopped back as it was deemed by some body that it wasn't for public show. Must have had too many old biddies fainting away.

Also houses an industrial museum, link on the lefthand side bar.

John S.

Darren:
Ah, as soon as I read Wollaton the light came on.....thanks John, I only ever went once when I was about 8yrs old and it's that gorilla I remember most vividly.
Me must have impressed me as a child.........maybe not so much now eh...... :lol:

I seem to remember the place was quite big?

28ten:
I first went there in the 70's a child, and it's always been a favourite place. as Bogs said it's were it all started . there was a wonderful painting of Coalbrookdale by Philipp Loutherbourg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Philipp_Jakob_Loutherbourg_d._J._002.jpg
it must have been an incredible place at the start of the nineteenth century

sbwhart:
Every time I see that, I think it must have been hell for anyone to live and work their.

Stew

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