St. James Park menagerie elephants in United Kingdom


St. James Park menagerie
Typeprivate
Owner
Founded1603
First elephant arrived1623
Place London
Country United Kingdom
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2010-09-21
Latest document update2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Description

St. James Park menagerie elephants, in London, United Kingdom , was founded in 1603 and the first elephant arrived in 1623.


Comments / picturesIn 1532, Henry VIII purchased the area of swampy marshland, often flooded by the Tyburn, from Eton College. This land lay to the West of York Place, recently acquired by Henry from Cardinal Wolsey; it was purchased in order to turn York Palace into a dwelling fit for a king. On James I´s accession to the throne in 1603, he ordered the park drained and landscaped, and kept exotic animals in the park, including camels, crocodiles, and an elephant, as well as aviaries of exotic birds along the south.

*wikipedia

In his book The Tower Menagerie, Daniel Hahn recounts the strange case of an elephant given to King James I by his Spanish counterpart in 1623. "Throughout his short but rather pleasant life this animal was given nothing to drink but wine, a gallon a day," the author wrote. (That elephant was actually housed in St James´s, rather than the Tower)

References for records about St. James Park menagerie

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). St. James Park menagerie, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1814. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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