Belle Vue Zoological Gardens

About

Belle Vue Zoological Gardens is a zoo aquarium in west midlands. Established 1836. (Former establishment in Manchester, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Belle Vue Zoological Gardens was a large zoo, amusement park, exhibition hall complex, and speedway stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, that opened in 1836. The brainchild of John Jennison, the gardens were initially intended to be an entertainment for the genteel middle classes, with formal gardens and dancing on open-air platforms during the summer, but they soon became one of the most popular attractions in Northern England.". Coordinates 53.4636°, -2.1875°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates

53.4636, -2.1875

Established

1836

Sources

• wikidata: Q4883720 (CC0)
• wikipedia: Belle Vue Zoological Gardens (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• commons: Belle-Vue-guide-circa-late-1800s.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)