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Black and white drawing of a flat, expansive landscape featuring rows of sheaves in a foreground field and trees beyond.

Whittlesea Mere from ‘The Roundhill’ 1829 by P Dewint (MoC41/68)

Whittlesea Mere, Enid Porter notes

Whittlesea Mere, Enid Porter notes

Typed document about the history of Whittlesea Mere with an old rhyme at the top and several paragraphs of text.

Whittlesea Mere

Typed document with handwritten corrections regarding the history and dimensions of Whittlesea Mere, viewed on white paper.

Whittlesea Mere

A typewritten historical document page numbered 3, detailing the history and geography of Whittlesea Mere in black text.

Whittlesea Mere

A typewritten document page detailing the historical facts and legal disputes surrounding the fishery at Whittlesea Mere.

Whittlesea Mere

Typewritten document page five containing historical notes on fenland fishing rights and net types with minor ink corrections.

Whittlesea Mere

A typewritten page numbered six, containing historical text about Whittlesea Mere with several handwritten ink corrections.

Whittlesea Mere

A typewritten historical document containing several paragraphs of text about the history of Whittlesea Mere with corrections.

Whittlesea Mere

Typewritten document page numbered 8 describing 19th-century reed harvesting and fowling practices at Whittlesea Mere.

Whittlesea Mere

Typewritten document page nine with text about the drainage of Whittlesea Mere, including footnotes and handwritten corrections.

Whittlesea Mere

Typed document page ten containing historical notes about the ecology and butterfly collecting history of Whittlesea Mere.

Whittlesea Mere

A typewritten document with the heading The Drainage describing the historical process of draining Whittlesea Mere.

Whittlesea Mere

A typewritten document page numbered 12, describing the drainage of Whittlesea Mere and the installation of a steam pump.

Whittlesea Mere

Typewritten document page discussing historical events surrounding the draining of Whittlesea Mere, including quotes and descriptions.

Whittlesea Mere

A typed historical document describing relics found at Ramsey Abbey and the drainage of Whittlesea Mere.

Whittlesea Mere

A document page with typewritten text describing the history and geography of Whittlesea Mere, including handwritten corrections.

Whittlesea Mere

A page from a typed document with the page number 16 centered at the top, followed by two paragraphs of text.

Whittlesea Mere

A typed document titled The Pillar containing historical notes about a measurement post installed near Whittlesea Mere in 1848.

Whittlesea Mere

Typewritten document titled Shrinkage of the Peat-covered Fenland, listing measurement records of peat shrinkage from 1860-1952.

Whittlesea Mere

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