Comments on: Tales from Te Papa: Iguanodon tooth

By: Adele

Adele — Sat, 11 May 2013 04:44:56 +0000

I am planning a trip home to London 2014, will be at West Norwood Cemetery to see a few very interesting graves including Gideon Mantell, his son, Walter is buried at Karori. Wellington.NZ. I wont a book.. MOA it had mention of Mantell as well.. wonderful book.

By: Adele

Adele — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:37:56 +0000

I was to view the iguana tooth some years back, after a visitor to Wellington from London, who was on the hunt for Mantell family and burial… the visitor was Chairman of Friends of West Norwood cemetery, London, same cemetery that James Busby is lying., Bob Flanagan, at least I met up with him here at Carterton! Like most things over the last few years, delay of making appointments to view items… as I now have to take life a bit slower, perhaps this year, can get to the see tooth.. another reason I am interested in it, am from England. And know Cuckfield. Sussex. Like when I was in Norwood, I ran out of time to visit James Busby grave… if I get back home again.. will make a point of viewing James Busby’s grave..

By: adele

adele — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:30:06 +0000

Would love to see this fossil from Cuckfield, had a visitor out from England last year who told me about it, he went to see where the son was buried in Wellington. I mentioned on a Sussex website about Gideon, hope it got a fair hearing and many good learn more..will visit Cuckfield on my next trip to my homeland..

By: pamelalovis

pamelalovis — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:09:28 +0000

hi Debby
just caught up with your comments on our blog – it’s great to hear that you live in the house where Gideon Mantell was born! The iguanodon tooth is one of my favourite things in the Te Papa collection.

I will email you now and if you can send me through a photo of the house we can post it on the blog.

Many thanks
Pamela

By: Debby Matthews

Debby Matthews — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:45:58 +0000

Can you contact me off the blog by e-mail. It doesn’t show how to add a photo of the house where GM was born to the blog.
thanks
Debby

By: janekeig

janekeig — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:22:15 +0000

Hi Debby

I’m happy to assist in any way possible and please link to our website. Can you post a photo of the house where Gideon was born?

Cheers!

Jane Keig

By: Debby Matthews

Debby Matthews — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:09:16 +0000

I live in the house where Gideon Mantell was born in Lewes on 3 Feb 1790. A few of us a hoping to mark the 220th anniversary of his birth next year with some walks and talks based on his discoveries and observations around the locality. In his home town he is not as well known as he ought to be so we are hoping to develop a more lasting memorial to his life and works in the town – not forgetting of course, his wife Mary Anne Woodhouse who actually found the first Iguanadon tooth fossil and also created some of his illustrations. Although she tired of his obsessions her early support is often overlooked. It would be nice to make some links with the NZ collections.