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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

Church, Arthur
Person · 1871-1953

Helper and Keeper at ZSL London Zoo

Church, J
Person · 1841-1922

Helper and Keeper at ZSL London Zoo

City Line
Person · fl 1945
Corporate body · 1934-

The Civil Service Angling Society was founded in 1934. Its first President was Neville Chamberlain who was Prime Minister 1937-1940. In the early days, the Society's membership mainly was drawn from civil servants who worked in the Whitehall area