Saving the Two-Headed Lamb for future generations

Many in Billericay have grown up having seen Billericay’s famous “Two Headed Lamb” whilst at school and it’s one of our most popular exhibits.  Over 120 years old,...

26/11/2023 by  Read more...

Introducing CaterPi!

A Raspberry Pi environmental monitoring system First of all, what is environmental monitoring? Environmental monitoring is an essential part of caring for our collections. By keeping track of...

11/07/2023 by  Read more...

The Cater Museum turns 60!

In February 1958, Mrs Alice Cater purchased 74 High Street in memory of her husband William to provide Billericay with a museum.  Early in the following year work...

07/05/2020 by  Read more...

Restoration project: Two-headed lamb update #3

Our lamb has finally come out of the freezer in Norwich’s Castle Museum – a process designed to ensure that unwanted guests at all stages of their lifecycle...

10/12/2019 by  Read more...

Restoration Project: The two-headed lamb update #2

Billericay’s famous two-headed lamb has arrived safely at Norwich Castle Museum having been transported very carefully by Tanya Burrage who is the Cater Museum’s Project Manager for the...

31/10/2019 by  Read more...

Restoration Project: The two-headed lamb

Many in Billericay have grown up having seen the lamb whilst at school and it’s one of our most popular exhibits. Over 120 years old, the poor thing...

21/10/2019 by  Read more...

The Battle of Salamanca (Arapiles), 22nd July 1812

The Battle of Salamanca in July 1812 in Western Spain proved to have important consequences for the French Empire in the Iberian Peninsula. The battle which only lasted...

22/07/2019 by  Read more...

Peace Day – July 19th, 1919

This article was originally written for the Around Town Magazine, June 2019. Do you want to know the background to our Peace Day Celebration event which we are...

28/06/2019 by  Read more...

The Battle of Almaraz, 19th May 1812

The Battle of Almaraz was one of the less formal battles of the war. It was more of an offensive operation that was a prelude to the battle...

19/05/2019 by  Read more...

The Battle of Fuente De Honor (Fuentes de Oñoro), 5th May 1811

The Battle of Fuente De Honor took place in Spain on the Portuguese border. Similarly to previous battles it was a combined force of British, Spanish and Portuguese...

05/05/2019 by  Read more...

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