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Nov 26, 2016 · Belle Vue will always hold a magical place in the hearts of Mancunians as the north’s premier leisure park in the 1950s and 1960s. The post-war years were a boom time for the much-loved ...
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This web site tells the history of the Belle Vue Zoological Gardens in Manchester, England. Opened in 1836 by John Jennison, the gardens operated for over 150 years finally closing in early 1982. In its day Belle Vue was one of the premier tourist attractions in the North-West of England. So, step inside and learn more about Belle Vue.
Dec 12, 2023 · Belle Vue park fun fair in Manchester during the August Bank Holiday, August 1949. (Image: Mirrorpix)2 of 26. General scene showing Belle Vue ticket office where the new super saver ticket is on ...
Welcome to the Belle Vue Digital Map. Explore and re live the heady days of Belle Vue through people’s memories and artefacts from family photos to newspaper cuttings and rescued items from the Showground of the World.
Mar 27, 2021 · A good few decades of steady business went by before Jennison’s death in 1867. His family continued his vision and by the end of the nineteenth century, Belle Vue was Manchester’s premier attraction. iNostalgia. After John’s death, Belle Vue was sold to a number of new owners, first John Henry Iles in1925 who introduced the big-ticket ...
Mar 23, 2022 · April 17, 1957. The opening of the new water chute at the Belle Vue Fairground and Gardens. In the car for its first run was Sir Leslie Joesph (Managing Director of Belle Vue) speedway rider Dick ...
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May 16, 2017 · At its peak, Belle Vue occupied 165 acres and attracted more than two million visitors a year, but the zoo closed in 1977 due to financial difficulties, and the site was finally cleared in 1987.
