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A museum which tells the story of Oliver Cromwell is hoping to acquire an "astonishingly small and beautiful" pocket watch believed to have been owned by the statesman.

The "Puritan-style", silver-cased timepiece was sold at auction in 2019 by a descendent of John Blackwell, one of Cromwell's officers.

Stuart Orme, curator of the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon said it "has provenance, which is the key thing when trying to tie an object to notable people from history".

The museum needs to raise 拢9,500 to match funding in grants to add the watch to its collection.

It will be on display in the museum, which holds a huge collection of objects relating to Cromwell's life and times, until 10 November.

Louise Hulland finds out more from Stuart Orme.

(Picture credit: The Cromwell Museum)