Manchester Zoological Gardens in United Kingdom


Manchester Zoological Gardens
Typezoo
Owner
Size5-acre (6 ha)
Opened for public1838
Closed down1842
Place Broughton,
District Salford
Country United Kingdom
Directors
Key People 1838-1842: Harry Richardson (head zookeeper)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2022-03-21
Latest document update2022-03-21 09:06:09
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Description

Manchester Zoological Gardens, in Broughton,, United Kingdom , opened for public in 1838. Manchester Zoological Gardens closed down in 1842.


Comments / picturesThe Manchester Zoological Gardens opened in 1838, on a 15-acre (6 ha) site between Broom Lane and Northumberland Street in Broughton, now in Salford, England. Attractions included a Grand Menagerie, a lake, a maze, an archery ground, and a series of landscaped walks. The gardens were laid out by a company of local business men, on land rented from the Rev. John Clowes of Broughton Hall, who had become interested in botany and horticulture in later life.[1][2] The gardens competed with John Jennison\' s Belle Vue Zoological Gardens opened three years earlier, but the venture was commercially unsuccessful and closed in 1842. Some of the animals were acquired by the Belle Vue Zoo, others went to London Zoo and to Hampton Court.

References for records about Manchester Zoological Gardens

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Manchester Zoological Gardens, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3562. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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