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The museum displays the unique 1830 steam locomotive Invicta, which operated on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, and Whitstable's first horse-drawn fire pump, which required twenty-six volunteers to operate. In 1867, the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society donated it to the town. [11]
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Whitstable Castle is situated on the border of Whitstable and the suburb of Tankerton. It was originally built as an octagonal tower in 1789 by Charles Pearson, the owner of a copperas company in the town and a future investor in the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. However, Pearson later added to the building, developing it into a manor house.
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In 1977, a full cosmetic restoration of the locomotive was undertaken with help from the National Railway Museum. Presently, Invicta is owned by the Transport Trust. During November 2008, it was announced that a £41,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant had been made to Canterbury City Council to develop a new museum at Whitstable to house Invicta.
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The promoters returned to Parliament three more times to obtain authorisation for the raising of additional funds, obtaining the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. xi), the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. xxix) and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. lxxxii).