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D2844 - Swanwick Hall School and other papers - [20th cent]
- 1 - Letter - 1970

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2844/1/1
Title	Letter from Viscount Scarsdale of Kedleston Hall to Mr. J Varty re opposition to the destruction of otters, 24 Jan
Date	1970
Description	Viscount Scarsdale had always wanted to see one, he had seen stoats, mink, foreign otters, an otter slide and tracks in Scotland. He also refers to: the extent of the estate which he inherited in 1925 and its brooks and water; the shooting of a dog otter from the Robert Adam Bridge by the park keeper before 1914-1918 war; the finding of partly and completely eaten fish; the possible visit of an otter to the swimming pool at Kedleston in 1967; the possible sighting of an otter from the Adam Bridge in Autumn 1969; and the trapping of otters in Brailsford Brook 4 or 5 years previously. Viscount Scarsdale would also like a family of otters on his lakes.
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Unidentified

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