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Childers, Hugh
Person · 1827-1896

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers was a British Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. He is perhaps best known for his reform efforts at the Admiralty and the War Office. Later in his career, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, his attempt to correct a budget shortfall led to the fall of the Liberal government led by William Gladstone

Chilman, Alfred
Person · 1888-

Painter in the Works Department at ZSL London Zoo

Ching Ching the Giant Panda
Animal · c1972-1985

On the occasion of the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath's visit to China in June 1974, the Chinese Government made a gift of two Giant Pandas to the British people. Female Ching Ching means 'Crystal Bright'. Ching Ching came from the Wanglang Reserve in Pingwu county, northern Szechwan.

In 1981 Ching Ching made headlines following announcements that she may have been pregnant via artificial insemination, but that was false. Ching Ching and Chia Chia did not produce any cubs. Ching Ching is on display at the National Museum of Scotland

Chipperfield's Circus
Corporate body · 1684-

Chipperfield's Circus is a British family touring show, continuing a 300-year-old family business. It originates with James Chipperfield with his performing animals at the Thames Frost Fair of 1864. Through the 19th century, the circus toured all of England, with a menagerie of animals, teams of acrobats and clowns. After World War II, under the management of Jimmy Chipperfield, the circus became one of the largest in Europe, with a tent that could hold 6,000 people