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Lord Ashcombe’s Minerals – the gentlemen collectors and the advance of science
The Museum’s current exhibition showcases the history of and examples from Lord Ashcombe’s stunning mineral collection. In the 19th century, George Cubitt, the first Lord Ashcombe, amassed an extensive and impressive collection of fossils and minerals, which were displayed at his Denbies home. His collection and those of other gentlemen collectors played an important role in an age of amateur science and in the development of the study of geology and paleontology and the scientific understandi
Time: 10am to 4pm
Price: With Museum entry: Adults £2, Concessions £1, Under-5s free, Family ticket £4.50
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
The Old Foundry
62 West Street
Dorking
Surrey RH4 1BS
Fri 1 Mar to Sun 31 Mar 2019
Website:
www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk
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