There will be no through route in the Gardens on Saturday 19 April, and the Gardens are open on Saturday to Spring Fair ticket holders only. Museum visitors need to enter and exit via London Road.
A container made from light coloured wood. The container is roughly spherical and the base and lid unscrew to form hemispheres. The base is plain, with a flattened base and inset screw thread. The lid has a band around the base, or the middle of the sphere, and has raised concentric circles on the top. The container has remnants of a white powder inside.
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