George B. Chapman in United Kingdom

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George B. Chapman
Type	dealer
Closed down	1935
Address	Tottenham Court Road
Place	London
Country	United Kingdom
Related persons
Owner	1922-1935: George B. Chapman

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Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

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George B. Chapman, located at Tottenham Court Road, in London, United Kingdom . George B. Chapman closed down in 1935.

Comments / picturesGeorge Chapman (G.B. Chapman) was an animal dealer and owner of Chapmans London Zoo Circus. He was also a co-founder of Belfast Zoo in 1934. Chapman died on March 15 1935 and the running of the zoo was passed to his sister, Ada who continued to run the zoo until March 12 1940.

1923: 8 asian elephants were bought to Circus Kludsky from Chapman. One male fell off the train and died on the way from trader. 8 indian mahouts came with the elephants and stayed with the circus.

Information from Newtownabbeytimes website

In 1933, George Chapman, an animal dealer and circus entrepreneur, presented a collection of animals at the Bellevue Pleasure Gardens. That summer season alone, 203,193 tickets were sold at a rate of 4d for adults and 2d for children.

The collection included two zebra, a pair of lions, a tiger, four Russian bears, one hyena, a few pelicans and a baby Asiatic elephant.

Later that year, Belfast Corporation decided to Research the idea of having a permanent zoo on the site - inspired, no doubt, by an increase of 850,000 passengers using the Glengormley tramway.

While the zoo was operated by George Chapman, Captain Varley was the superintendent of the zoo and he was backed up by Dick Foster, who was head keeper. George Chapman died on March 15 1935 and the running of the zoo was passed to his sister, Ada who continued to run the zoo until March 12 1940.

Source: http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/local/in_pictures_seventy_five_years_of_animal_magic_at_bellevue_1_1698307

1933 December 6: London; An elephant which was majestically traversing London on Its way to the premises of an animal dealer in Tottenham Court Road, caused a sensation among the spectators along the populous Bath Road, Chiswick, when he unexpectedly trumpeted and stampeded a collier´s horse, which already had been regarding Jumbo with deep suspicion. A woman calmly stopped the horse, and then resumed her shopping.

The elephant subsequently relieved the tedium of his long tramp by but-Fix this text ting a motor car in Holland Park Avenue-a street which carries the most traffic of any street in West London and sent the spare wheel careering down the hill.

Then it strolled to the entrance of the Mitre Hotel, and wedged itself In the doorway until closing time in the afternoon. It was lured away by a woman with a bag of sweets, after a vain recourse had been made io buns, biscuit, ten pints of beer, and combined vigorous pushes and the shoves by an enthusiastic crowd, who were cheered on by mobs of excited little boys. Jumbo, on yielding to feminine diplomacy, docilely followed the woman to his destination In Tottenham Court
Road.

The Courier-Mail (Brisbane)

Information from Belfast Zoo website

The zoo was opened on 28 March 1934 by Sir Crawford McCullough, the then Lord Mayor of Belfast. The venture was supported by Councillor RJR Harcourt from Belfast Corporation and was partnered by George Chapman, an animal dealer and circus entrepreneur.

Source: http://www.belfastzoo.co.uk/ZooHome/NewsAndEvents/Birthday/HistoricalPhotoGallery.aspx

References for records about George B. Chapman

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). George B. Chapman, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1029. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1148694

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