I lived in Loughborough for 5 years, a mere stones throw from Melton Mowbray; home of the two-headed calf! Yes seriously, before the advent of genetic engineering and the Tate Gallery animal exhibitions there was a two headed calf born in the Mowbray region and someone had the sense to preserve it. I've been to the small town centre museum where the calf with 2 heads and two tails plus four legs stands proudly in a glass case near to the clothes of one of the roundest men in the county during the 1800's. Melton Mowbray is such a surprising town; befre the foot and mouth outbreak it had a thriving auction market where they sell Stilton Cheeses (whole) to ...  Read the complete review