Over 170-year-old condoms made from animal guts found in castle By Talker News Jul 14, 2026 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Condoms believed to have belonged to The Earl of Warwick Henry Greville. (Warwickshire County Record Office via SWNS) By Nathan PynnVictorian condoms made from animal guts and hidden away by "prudish" staff have been discovered in a castle archive. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 E9C66 `hE9\46?EFCJ D962E9D 4C27E65 7C@> 2?:>2= :?E6DE:?6D 2?5 E:65 H:E9 C:33@?D 92G6 366? F?62CE965 2E (2CH:4< r2DE=6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 4@?EC246AE:G6D 52E6 324< E@ `gdb 2?5 36=@?865 E@ w6?CJ vC6G:==6[ E96 t2C= @7 (2CH:4<]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 D2F4J C6=:4D H6C6 7@F?5 3J 9:DE@C:2?D 42E2=@8:?8 `[b_b 3@I6D 7C@> E96 vC6G:==6 72>:=J 2C49:G6]k^Am Countess of Warwick, Sarah Greville, 1826. (Warwickshire County Record Office via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96:C 5:D4@G6CJ D965D =:89E @? E96 ':4E@C:2? 2AAC@249 E@ QD276 D6IQ \ 2=E9@F89 677@CED E@ AC6G6?E 5:D62D6 @7E6? 72:=65 3642FD6 >2?J >6? C6FD65 E96 D962E9D >F=E:A=6 E:>6D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmpC49:G:DE {2FC2 ~CC:DD D2:5i Q!C6G:@FD ACF5:D9 86?6C2E:@?D @7 DE277 <6AE E96> 9:556?]Qk^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 `fb\J62C\@=5 4@?5@>D H:== ?@H 8@ @? AF3=:4 5:DA=2J 2=@?8D:56 2 C6>2C<23=6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_f^`b^H:?DE@?\49FC49:==\7:=6D\C6G62=:?8\=@G6\@7\H9:D<J\2?5\492>A28?6\D6==\7@C\`b___^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm4@==64E:@? @7 =6EE6CDk^2m 2=D@ F?4@G6C65 :? E96 2C49:G6]k^Am Boxes of records line the shelves at Warwickshire County Record Office. (Warwickshire County Record Office via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmp>@?8 E96> :D 2 ?@E6 7C@> {25J tG2 vC6G:==6 E@ 96C >@E96C[ p??6[ 56D4C:3:?8 E96 H:=5 46=63C2E:@?D 7@==@H:?8 E96 3:CE9 @7 E96 7FEFC6 z:?8 t5H2C5 'xxx :? `ghc]k^Am More from this section +15 Farmers rally against proposed PPL line for Allenwood data center +5 Over 170-year-old condoms made from animal guts found in castle +2 Drug dealer arrested after hiding cocaine inside a Kinder Egg kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm{25J tG2[ 2 =25J\:?\H2:E:?8 E@ |2CJ @7 %64<[ C642==65 H2:E:?8 :? 2 5C2H:?8 C@@> 7@C ?6HD 367@C6 E96 323JVD 72E96C[ !C:?46 v6@C86[ sF<6 @7 *@C<[ Q76== 23@FE >J ?64< 2?5 6>3C2465 >6]Qk^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$96 HC@E6i Qx? 724E x E9:?< 6G6CJ3@5J 6>3C2465 6G6CJ3@5J 6=D6[ 492>A28?6 H2D 2E @?46 D6?E 7@C 2?5 H6 2== 2E @?46 5CF?< :ED 962=E9[ 2?5 H6 2== 8@E G6CJ G28F6 :?5665]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQx 2> DFC6 x 5C2?< 23@FE E6? 8=2DD6D[ 7@C 2D 6G6CJ 7C6D9 A6CD@? 42>6 :? H6 925 E@ 5C:?< 962=E9 @G6C 282:?]Qk^Am Countess of Warwick: Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, with her dogs, 1910s. (Warwickshire County Record Office via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$96 =2E6C 56D4C:365 E96 7FEFC6 <:?8 2D QC2E96C 2 DH66EQ 2?5 2 QG6CJ 3:8 49:=5]Qk^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm~E96C =6EE6CD A6??65 3J {25J $2C29 $2G:=6[ H9@ =2E6C >2CC:65 w6?CJ vC6G:==6[ C6G62=65 2 E66?286 C@>2?46 H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_c^`_^DEF5J\C6G62=D\C6=2E:@?D9:A\H:E9\92ED\8@6D\72C\566A6C\E92?\72D9:@?^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm#686?4J 72D9:@? :4@?k^2m q62F qCF>>6== :? E96 62C=J `g__D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx? @?6 =@G6 =6EE6C[ qCF>>6== HC@E6i Q*@F 2C6 E96 @?=J 36:?8 H9@ x 6G6C C62==J =@G65]k^Am Warwick Castle where the drama went down. (SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQp?5 E96 D2>6 D:?46C6 2?5 56G@E65 27764E:@? H9:49 x 92G6 6G6C 496C:D965 H:== C6>2:? F?5:>:?:D965 H92E6G6C 36 :ED 7FEFC6 72E6]Qk^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 2772:C 6G6?EF2==J 6?565 27E6C {25J $2G:=6VD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ab^_b^aa^4@FA=6\E:6D\<?@E\e_\J62CD\27E6C\E96:C\A2C6?ED\3=@4<65\E66?\H655:?8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm>@E96C DE6AA65 :?k^2m]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 4@?5@>D 2?5 =6EE6CD H:== 8@ @? 5:DA=2J 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^96C:E286]H2CH:4<D9:C6]8@G]F<^>2C<6E92==>FD6F>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm|2C<6E w2== |FD6F>k^2m :? (2CH:4<]k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Nathan Pynn Recommended for you Most Popular Trafficking suspect caught ‘wet handed,’ police say Four juveniles allegedly responsible for rock throwing 2 Alex City residents arrested for trafficking drugs Local cheer coach arrested on sex abuse charges 3 arrested for Titus robbery, assault Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 78° Cloudy78° / 71° 12 PM 79° 1 PM 80° 2 PM 79° 3 PM 80° 4 PM 78°
