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Chessington Cricket

Date released

27 Jun 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

026

NoS ID

120048

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Members of Surrey Country Cricket Club coach young boys on Chessington village green.

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Circus Blessing

Date released

16 May 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

020

NoS ID

120027

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows the annual blessing of the circus performers and animals at Chessington Zoo.

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Lion and Tiger and Leopard Cubs at Chessington Zoo

Date released

9 Dec 1937

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

412

NoS ID

057026

Story no

3 / 13

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Zoo Girl

Date released

25 Jun 1956

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

078

NoS ID

120225

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Wendy Snazle, the young daughter of the general manager of Chessington Zoo, plays with and feeds some of the animals.

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Animals Male and Female

Date released

24 Sep 1962

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

404

NoS ID

121273

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Male lions, deer and duck at Chessington Zoo are shown to be more attractive than their female counterparts.

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Baby Seal

Date released

26 Aug 1957

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

139

NoS ID

120437

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: It is a big event at Chessington Zoo - the registration of a new baby. Centre of all the fuss is Elizabeth the baby seal, whose weight and vital statistics are wanted for the records.

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Zoo Artists

Date released

8 Jun 1959

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

232

NoS ID

120735

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: A novel way for art students to supplement their earnings seems to be to scrub elephants and clean out the lions’ den, which is exactly what an enthusiastic group is doing at Chessington...

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Baby Seal

Date released

5 May 1958

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

175

NoS ID

120549

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: At Chessington Zoo we meet a very crafty seal. In order to be with his wife and family in a neighbouring pool, he wiggles his way over two high wire fences before achieving his object. A...

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Zoo Doctor

Date released

23 May 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

021

NoS ID

120030

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Halibut oil is given to zoo animals as preventative medicine.

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Zoo Model

Date released

23 Jul 1956

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

082

NoS ID

120239

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Over now to Chessington Zoo for a day in the life of a lovely girl with a very unusual job - 19-years-old model Anne Bowry. She’s the girl who goes into the lions’ den, or the vultures’...

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