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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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          279 Archivistische beschrijving results for Whipsnade Zoo

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          WHI/4/1 · Bestanddeel · 1945-1948
          Part of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

          Correspondence and papers regarding miscellaneous property at Whipsnade, including a bungalow on the Holywell Estate at Studham, the construction of houses in the parishes of Whipsnade, Studham and Kensworth, the Brown Cottage in Studham, Chapel Farm Cottage at Whipsnade, the Wesleyan Chapel at Whipsnade, and the Green Man, Chalk Hill near Dunstable
          Working Party
          WHI/5/2 · Bestanddeel · 1966-1969; 1975-1976
          Part of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

          Papers of the Whipsnade Development Working Party, including minutes of meetings and background papers
          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