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  • Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell (ZSL Secretary 1903-1935) was inspired by a visit to the Bronx Zoological Park to create a park in Britain as a conservation centre. Hall Farm, a derelict farm on the Dunstable Downs, 30 miles (48 km) to the north of London was purchased by the Zoological Society of London in 1926 for £13,480 12s 10d, The site was fenced, roads built and trees planted. The first animals arrived at the park in 1928, including two Lady Amherst's pheasants, a golden pheasant and five red junglefowl. Others soon followed, including muntjac, llama, wombats and skunks. Whipsnade Park Zoo opened on Sunday 23 May 1931. It was the first open zoo in Europe to be easily accessible to the visiting public. The collection of animals was boosted in 1932 by the purchase of a collection from a defunct travelling menagerie and some of the larger animals walked to the zoo from Dunstable station. During the Second World War, the zoo acted as a refuge for animals evacuated from London Zoo. During 1940, 41 bombs fell on the park with little damage to the zoo structure. Some of the ponds in the park are the remains of bomb craters from this period.

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          George Ewer & Co. Ltd
          SUP/5/1/2/107 · Dossier · 1946
          Fait partie de Superintendents

          Correspondence between George Ewer & Co. Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a coach to transport staff from the Zoological Society of London to Whipsnade Zoo
          Stevens, Howard J
          SUP/5/1/2/204 · Dossier · 1946
          Fait partie de Superintendents

          Correspondence between Howard J Stevens and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the transport of a male Llama, Nylghaie, Dingos and Husky puppies to Whipsnade, and the offer to let J Howard Stevens had a pair of Bear Cubs
          Correspondence with Alan Francis Brooke
          PRE/5/2 · Dossier · 1952
          Fait partie de ZSL Presidents

          Correspondence between Alan Francis Brooke and Officers of the Zoological Society of London regarding minutes of the Secretaryship Committee, Scientific Meetings, action taken by the Society on the occasion of the death of the Sovereign, the opening of the new boiler house, Council Meetings, the Garden Party at Whipsnade and Ordinary General Meetings
          1987
          PRE/7/4/4 · Dossier · 1987
          Fait partie de ZSL Presidents

          Correspondence between Sir William MacGregor Henderson and Solly Zuckerman regarding the appointment of a new Director of Science, negotiations with the Department of Environment, a donation towards the cost of a new Discovery Centre at Whipsnade, a biographical memoir of John G Phillips and a successor to William Henderson
          Correspondence with Allen and Overy
          LEG/18/1 · Dossier · 1987-1989
          Fait partie de Legal

          Correspondence regarding amendments to the Charter and Byelaws, British Waterways Board, Whipsnade and a copy of Transfer of Land at Whipsnade in 1952
          Bedford, Duke of
          SUP/5/1/2/24 · Dossier · 1946
          Fait partie de Superintendents

          Correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the importation of Kangaroos from Australia, Pere David Deer at Whipsnade, the transfer of Deer to New York Zoo, and New Zealand Brown Ducks in the Waders Aviary. Also a biography of the 11th Duke of Bedford
          Cox & Danks Ltd
          SUP/5/1/2/73 · Dossier · 1946
          Fait partie de Superintendents

          Correspondence between Cox & Danks Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding orders of wire netting for Whipsnade Zoo
          Puddle, W
          SUP/5/1/2/182 · Pièce · 1946
          Fait partie de Superintendents

          Letter regarding a decision not to move the wolves at Whipsnade and to cut the tops out of dangerous conifers in the Wolf Wood. Also a list of implements belonging to the Gardening Department at Whipsnade
          Tong, E H
          SUP/5/1/2/213 · Dossier · 1946
          Fait partie de Superintendents

          Correspondence between E H Tong and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of the Council of the Zoological Society of London on the appointment of Superintendent at Whipsnade Park