[3] Dr John Woodward collected and catalogued over 35 years nearly 10,000 specimens in five walnut cabinets, two of which he bequeathed to the university in his will.

[4] Adam Sedgwick began the process of expanding the collection, and purchased several ichthyosaur skeletons from Mary Anning.

The strengths of the collection reflect current and historical research interests, and include Cornish and Cumbrian minerals and specimens from the Binntal of Switzerland.

[10] The A. G. Brighton Building is a purpose-built geological conservation laboratory and collections store in West Cambridge.

[11] It was named for Albert George (known as Bertie or Peter) Brighton (1900-1988) who was the curator of the Sedgwick Museum from 1931, until his retirement in 1968.

The exhibition focused on Darwin's early geological research and displayed many of the specimens collected during the Beagle voyage.

[13] The sculpture was created by the sculptor Anthony Smith and unveiled by Darwin historian Janet Browne.