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Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England.Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. [3] The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres) [4] and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares (400 acres).
The local residents were concerned about the potential dangers of escaped animals, but, after a public inquiry, the Ministry of Health granted permission to open the zoo in April 1931, and Chester Zoo opened to the public on 10 June 1931. Mottershead founded the "North of England Zoological Society" in 1934.
1931: Chester Zoo opens. [135] 1938: Newgate opens in Chester. [136] 1951: Chester Mystery Plays are revived. [137] 21 July 1961: Runcorn-Widnes road bridge (later named the Silver Jubilee Bridge) is opened by Princess Alexandra. [138] 1964: Runcorn New Town is designated. [138] 1969: First conservation areas designated, including Chester and ...
The Countess of Chester Hospital is the principal NHS general hospital and accident & emergency department for the city of Chester and the surrounding area. Chester Zoo opened in 1931 and is now one of the largest zoos in the United Kingdom. [15]
To celebrate its newcomers the zoo made a video showing its top ten babies born in the last year, including a young Dik-Dik antelope named Thanos. Chester Zoo’s top ten babies of 2017 Skip to ...
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Our Zoo is a British drama television series from BBC One, first broadcast on 3 September 2014.. The six-part series, written by Matt Charman and directed by Andy De Emmony, is about George Mottershead, his dreams of creating a cage-free zoo, his family and how their lives changed when they embarked on the creation of Chester Zoo.
Chester zoo says the arrival of the highly threatened western chimp gives ‘real optimism’ for primate conservation.