Belle Vue Zoo Manchester - FB

[Anonymous]

Brilliant place I had a ride on an elephant there when I was a kid

me too were married now with 2 lovely kids

You married an elephant?

hehe ....

he must have fancied marryin' a partner with a large trunk !

My Dad's been gradually uploading a picture each day in what is a vast set of image he has ready to upload and without spoiling the surprise of the other pictures, here's one which many of you will remember:

There's more on the site at the moment including pictures of the childrens zoo and of the elephants kept on the belle vue site.

Remember to visit and spread the word to anyone who did go to Belle Vue. Thank You

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.facebook.com/bellevuezoo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.facebook.com/bellevuezoo</a>

hehe ....

just lookin' at that photo brings it all back ......

just lookin' at those cars parked up there too .... back in the sixties we used to have one of those ....... if you went above 50mph on the motorway the bonnet would blow up , and smoke billowed everywhere!

 

[JuniorBlue]

<a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=390237074389895&set=pb.100002108172655.-2207520000.1353717979&type=3&theater" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater</a>

Latest photo up on the site! Not gonna keep posting them on here as I want to keep them exclusive to the facebook page but I'm sure many of you remember this one!

For more information and for more pictures of a variety of things that went on during the bygone era, don't hesitate to visit and add us as a friend on:

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.facebook.com/bellevuezoo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.facebook.com/bellevuezoo</a>

Can't upload this one due to pixel size but its set as public so you should be able to see it even if you're not on FB you can see it by clicking the link!

 

[Dextersmate]

My Dad's been gradually uploading a picture each day in what is a vast set of image he has ready to upload and without spoiling the surprise of the other pictures, here's one which many of you will remember:

There's more on the site at the moment including pictures of the childrens zoo and of the elephants kept on the belle vue site.

Remember to visit and spread the word to anyone who did go to Belle Vue. Thank You

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.facebook.com/bellevuezoo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.facebook.com/bellevuezoo</a>

Back in the sixties my elder brother was head waiter at Palm Court.

 

[totallywired]

What was the concert venue at BV called, went to see the Jackson 5 there when Jacko was the lead singer he mustv been about 12 at the time

Kings Hall

saw rod and the faces there in around 1976

I was there myself, great gig.

 

[Balti]

Kings Hall

saw rod and the faces there in around 1976

I was there myself, great gig.

the clash and siouxsie a year later :-)

 

[silverback]

I remember in the seventies just before it's demise things must have been dire for them. I used to have an office on the Docks and I used to sample most foodstuffs coming through. We had quite a stock of things like Maize, Wheat and Nuts and Belle Vue were more than happy to take them off our hands. They were grateful for the stuff even when the quantities eventually were reduced to a trickle.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Friend of mine went to see David Essex at Belle Vue for the filming of ''Stardust'' (the sequel to ''That'll Be The Day'')

The bloke on the tannoy kept telling the crowd to shout ''we want Jim'' (Essex's name in the film) but they ignored him and kept shouting ''we want David'' instead!

Also, the scene in ''That'll Be The Day'' at the fun fair where Ringo Starr gets a good hiding was filmed at Belle Vue

 

[Blootoof]

Friend of mine went to see David Essex at Belle Vue for the filming of ''Stardust'' (the sequel to ''That'll Be The Day'')

The bloke on the tannoy kept telling the crowd to shout ''we want Jim'' (Essex's name in the film) but they ignored him and kept shouting ''we want David'' instead!

Also, the scene in ''That'll Be The Day'' at the fun fair where Ringo Starr gets a good hiding was filmed at Belle Vue

I still remember gettin a bus up there 70's

sure they had a log fume(sp?)

edit: went up

came down :)

 

[stony]

What was the concert venue at BV called, went to see the Jackson 5 there when Jacko was the lead singer he mustv been about 12 at the time

Kings Hall

My dad used to take us there most weekends for the wrestling. I've seen all the old greats of British wrestling at Kings Hall. Even saw the Dynamite kid when he was a skinny little fucker before he went to America and pumped himself full of steroids and when he was one of Big Daddies tag partners in his regular tussles with Giant Haystacks.

Other notable things which happened at Belle Vue. A lion pissed on my gran and my mum got flashed by a bloke with a huge chopper.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

What was the concert venue at BV called, went to see the Jackson 5 there when Jacko was the lead singer he mustv been about 12 at the time

Kings Hall

There was Kings Hall which was like a huge round tent / marquee and there was Queen Elizabeth Hall which was a room for conferences / exhibitions / gigs (see The Clash / Siouxsie & The Banshees youtube clips I have already posted on this thread.)

The Kings Hall also hosted the circus and it was after one circus that Shirley Bassey performed at and vowed never to perform there again after her changing room and indeed the stage stank of elephant shit!