Lady Harriet Silvester , the widow of the former Recorder of the City of London , visited Lyme in 1824 , and described Anning in her diary : In 1826 , at the age of 27 , Anning managed to save enough money to purchase a home with a glass store-front window for her shop , Anning 's Fossil Depot .
In 1826 , at the age of 27 , she managed to save enough money to buy a home with a glass store front window for her shop , called Anning 's Fossil Depot .