My first visit to Chester was '89, so could you help me out as to where these enclosures were? I remember the Cat House well, more or less where miniature monkeys are now.
Were these enclosures between there and the monkey house?
Yes.... these pens are more or less one third of the existing island at the south end of the monkey house. So if transported forward in time from 1987 to 2015, those visitors in this picture would today be stood pretty much in the centre of that monkey island looking towards the Indian Rhino indoors accommodation :0)
The angle of the shot makes it look as though a baboon has taken a photo of the visitors,
It's nice to see these old photos, even though it was before my first visit.
Year ago I attended a Meeting on the NEZS I have been a member for many years )when there was an attempt to remove Michael Brambell as Director . One of many criticisms levelled was that lar gibbons had been housed in one of these pens , with the lack of proper heating in the indoor housing being totally inadequate for a tropical species .
