Belle Vue old films

[bongorob]

Two Pathe News films featuring Belle Vue Zoo

Belle Vue centenary
British Pathe - NEWS IN A NUTSHELL (REHEARSING ROYAL TOURNAMENT, BELLE VUE CENTENARY IN MANCHESTER, GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE MAKES HISTORY, HUNTER TRIALS NEAR TOWCESTER, EXTINGUISHING OIL FIRES WITH WATER, SNOW, DUST AND FLOOD IN U.S. BERLIN PREPARES FOR O

Belle Vue 1960
British Pathe - "MINORS" TO RESCUE!

 

[^Chris^]

The first one has the macaques labelled as gibbons (I've noticed many of this British Pathe films have some rather dubious labelling!). Nevertheless an interesting film.

There's also a great Chester one on there that I'd never seen before.

 

[adrian1963]

Thanks very much for those films they were great viewing

 

[Zooplantman]

Terrific seeing the "gibbons" streaming out of their holding building!