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Ilford Mammoth Commemorative Plaque

Commemorative Plaque

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This plaque, on Ilford Methodist Church, commemorates the find spot of the Ilford Mammoth, the discovery of a 200, 000 old, complete mammoth skull by Antonio Brady in 1864. The skull is the best example found in Britain and is now in the Natural History Museum.
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Ilford
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Ilford Methodist Church, Ilford Lane, IG1 2JZ
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The skull was excavated from 200 kyr (Pleistocene) Brickearths in Uphall Brick Pit

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2015/november/ilford-mammoth-skull-returns-home.html


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