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MUSEUMS
The finest geological collection in the region is at the Sedgwick Museum
in Cambridge, which is also a valuable source of advice. In Essex, Chelmsford,
Harlow and Saffron Walden museums have purpose-built geology galleries.
Many other Essex museums have good geological collections and some have
specimens on display, notably Colchester Natural History Museum which
has a display of Red Crag fossils and Southend Central Museum which has
a display of London Clay fossils from the Essex coast.
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Other museums within easy reach include Ipswich Museum (which has on display
in the main gallery a full size replica of a mammoth complete with tusks
and woolly coat) and, of course, The Natural History Museum in London
which houses the national collections.
This Jurassic ammonite (left) from the boulder clay of Saffron
Walden can be seen in Saffron Walden Museum's Geology and Wildlife Gallery.
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The Sedgwick Museum
Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ.
Telephone: 01223 333456
www.sedgwickmuseum.org
One of the world's major collections of fossils. Museum staff are willing
to help with the identification of fossils, and to advise on their treatment
and care.
Chelmsford and Essex Museum
Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, CM2 9AQ.
Telephone: 01245 353066
Harlow Museum
Passmores House, Third Avenue, Harlow, CM18 6YL.
Telephone: 01279 446422
Note: Harlow Museum is being relocated to a new site and you should establish
the current position before visiting.
Saffron Walden Museum
Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JL.
Telephone: 01799 510333
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