Allenton hippopotamus

[1] The skeleton is exhibited in Derby Museum and Art Gallery and is 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length.

A new well at the Crown Inn in the village was dug in March 1895, but work stopped when the diggers discovered first a bad smell and then large and unusual bones.

[5] In July 1973 workers discovered other bone fragments whilst digging in nearby Boulton Moor – some of which are also displayed in Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

Archer's sculpture consists of three sections of a broken ring of black granite of sufficient size to form a seat.

This model then allowed exact copies of the bones chosen by Archer to be cast in iron.

Lower jaw of Allenton Hippo and QR Code that links smart phones to this article
Laser scanning Allenton Hippo canine tooth at Loughborough University
Sculpture in Allenton shopping centre