Anthropomorphic Period
Whitby, North Yorkshire England
The Whitby museum is located in Whitby, a pleasant short walk up hill from the town center.
A modest entry fee is charged but it is worth the time and fee. We visited the site in the spring of 2016.
Whitby Museum
The museum is an old school amalgam of history, natural history and art all associated with the north Yorkshire coast.
Announcement from 1856
The museum has been around for a few years.
Main Room of the Museum
Upon entering the main room, the view is quite impressive.
Dozens of well lit informative displays of actual fossils in beautiful cases. Nothing is "dumbed down", just old school museum quality.
Introductory Information
One of the sequence of cases for the Jurassic Period
Fossil ID Made Easy!
The cases are full of nothing but local fossils with identifying tags.
All of the usual supects are here to be found!
Bivalves
Some Ammonites
More Ammonites
A Nautiloid
Gasteropods!
Belemnites
Geological Information
Actual Skeletons mounted onto the wall
No casts here, the actual fossils found on the nearby coast are mounted into the wall.
Cute model of an Ammonite
Jet Industry
This case highlights the jet carving industry that persists today.
A spectacular Jet Chess Board
One of two chessboards from the 1800's in the museum.
A room full of Whitby Maritime History
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