epw017762 ENGLAND (1927). Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester, 1927
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| Title | [EPW017762] Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester, 1927 |
| Reference | EPW017762 |
| Date | April-1927 |
| Link | |
| Place name | MANCHESTER |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 387335, 396238 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.1907821364492, 53.462481204477 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ873962 |
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 Nut Street |
 Bertmedia |
Monday 27th of March 2023 01:51:49 PM |
| corona |
moorsie |
Tuesday 9th of July 2019 07:22:56 AM |
| Redgate Lane |
Ian Warburton |
Sunday 4th of January 2015 06:50:39 PM |
| Kendall and Gent machine tool works |
stardelta |
Tuesday 16th of July 2013 10:04:31 AM |
| Hyde Road |
 Class31 |
Friday 8th of March 2013 12:16:00 AM |
| The Ballroom block, destroyed by fire 17th January 1958 was replaced by the New Elizabethan Complex, with ballroom and disco running alongside each other. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:42:07 PM |
| Gorton Park |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:36:39 PM |
| Hunters Lane |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:34:56 PM |
| Kirkmanshulme Lane |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:33:40 PM |
| The animal exhibits were in this general area, in a thin line leading from the main entrance to about halfway down the miniature railway. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:29:45 PM |
The zoo closed in 1975 although the entertainments continued for a few years. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:48:43 PM |
| Scenic Railway. A rollercoaster was later built between this and the main entrance. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:27:58 PM |
The scenic railway remained in use until 1975. It was bought in 1925 but only became fully operational in 1927. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:47:09 PM |
| Open air platform and stand for viewing fireworks |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:25:31 PM |
| Monkey House |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:24:17 PM |
| Entrance for Speedway and Exhibitions |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:20:19 PM |
| Parking area for charabanks and cars |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:18:57 PM |
| Miniature Railway |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:17:52 PM |
| Longsight Entrance, for Charas and cars. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:17:23 PM |
| The Great Lake. The small island in the middle has a clock tower which was used to time the half hour boat sessions. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:16:32 PM |
This lake was filled in in 1963 and a ten pin bowling alley built here. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:44:06 PM |
| Smaller lake and the setting for grand fireworks displays each year. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:12:35 PM |
| Greyhound Racecourse |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:11:56 PM |
Still under construction in this photo. First meeting held on 24 July 1927. |
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Saturday 4th of March 2017 08:13:26 PM |
| Main Entrance (and Hotel) |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:11:33 PM |
| Lake Entrance |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:11:11 PM |
| Kings Hall - Kings is here plural in honour of George V and Edward VII. The hall was built in 1910 and enlarged in 1928. This hall is iconic- home to the Halle Orchestra for 30 years from 1942; home of many pop concerts (Jimmy Hendrix, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple); Bingo and brass band contests- the last use of the hall was 14th Feb 82 when the last band to play was Glossop Schools Brass Band. Sold and demolished in 1987 the site is now a large car sales area. |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:10:46 PM |
| Exhibition Hall |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:03:54 PM |
| Speedway Motor Park |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:02:02 PM |
| Manchester Central Football Ground with Belle Vue Speedway around the pitch. Manchester Central AFC was soon replaced by Broughton Rangers Rugby League FC (1933). This area was later also used for a number of short lived sports and events (Baseball 1936). |
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Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:01:44 PM |
Not quite. Photo dated 1927. Dirt track racing not introduced until March 1929. |
gBr |
Saturday 4th of March 2017 08:16:30 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 The famous Belle Vue tarck in Manchester with Kirkmanshulme lane track in the background. |
MotoFreako64 |
Monday 1st of July 2013 09:38:57 PM |
This image is remarkably like a 3D plan which was published in the 1931 Guide Book, which has been used to identify many locations. It is likely the image formed the basis for the hand drawn map. |
totoro |
Sunday 8th of July 2012 05:03:18 PM |