Huntingdonshire map from 1673.

Objects

The museum has a rich local history collection. Here you can take a closer look at some of the objects that we care for at the museum…

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Quarter stater of King Cunobelin

4 May 2021

A gold quarter stater of Cunobelin, who was the powerful king of the Catuvellauni tribe from around 10-40CE

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The Kimbolton coin hoard

4 May 2021

68 gold coins, dated to about 100BCE-40CE. The coins were found close to the village of Kimbolton by a metal detectorist in late 2010, and subsequently identified as Iron Age ‘stater’ coins by the British Museum.

Anglo-Saxon silver coins

7 February 2019

Two Anglo-Saxon silver pennies of Aethelred II who reigned 978-1016 and minted at Huntingdon by the moneyer, Aelfric. The coins were discovered by a local metal detectorist and purchased through the National Treasure Scheme.

The Bank of St Neots

7 February 2019

A regency banknote issued by the short-lived bank of St Neots in 1824. Donated by a family who owned a pawn shop in Enfield, London, where it is believed the note was given in payment for a property.

John Bellingham at the Old Bailey

7 February 2019

A print of John Bellingham, a merchant who spent part of his childhood in St Neots, and later in life murdered the British Prime Minister, Spencer Percival. The print depicts Bellingham standing in…

Mammoth bone

7 February 2019

Most mammoths become extinct at the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, and this tooth from a full-sized male was discovered in Sandy Heath Quarry in 2003. Mammoths had an incredible 5 to…

The St Neots parish chest

14 April 2018

The St Neots parish chest has been on display in the museum since we opened in 1998 after being restored and preserved is a long-term loan from the parish church.

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Quarter stater of King Cunobelin

The Kimbolton coin hoard

Anglo-Saxon silver coins

The Bank of St Neots

John Bellingham at the Old Bailey

Mammoth bone

The St Neots parish chest

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