Whipsnade Zoo

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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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          35 Archivistische beschrijving results for Whipsnade Zoo

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          Van-Praag, S E
          SUP/5/1/2/227 · Bestanddeel · 1946
          Part of Superintendents

          Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an article written by S E Van-Praag on Whipsnade for the journal Zoo Life
          Samuel McGredy and Son
          SUP/5/1/3/33 · Bestanddeel · 1947
          Part of Superintendents

          Correspondence between Samuel McGredy and Son and Geoffrey Marr Vevers, and plans regarding the planting of roses at Whipsnade
          Whipsnade (E H Tong)
          SUP/5/1/4/30 · Bestanddeel · 1948
          Part of Superintendents

          Correspondence between E H Tong and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a Road Fund Licence, a water softening plant at Whipsnade, suggestions for improvements at Whipsnade, a train accident, rules regarding the admission of children, and lists of shrubs
          Pittman, Captain C R S
          CUR/7/3/18 · Bestanddeel · 1949
          Part of Curators and Keepers

          Correspondence with Captain C R S Pittman regarding the establishment of a herd of Watussi Cattle at Whipsnade
          Drake, Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt
          SEC/11/1/20 · Stuk · 1943
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Letter from Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt Drake to Sheffield Airey Neave about Geoffrey Marr Vevers returning to the Zoological Society of London, and a report on the buildings at Whipsnade
          Maurice, Henry G
          SEC/11/1/49 · Bestanddeel · 1943
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Correspondence between Henry Gascoyne Maurice and the Zoological Society of London regarding the reopening of the Aquarium, visits to Whipsnade, the Civil Service Anglers' Association perch, his expenses account, perch from the Lee Conservancy Board, staff appointments, the draft Case for Opinion of Counsel, suggested amendments to the by-laws and the Secretary's memorandum to the Council regarding the suggested amendments