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Videos

  
​Valerie Singleton Visits Chessington 
Blue Peter's Valerie Singleton taking a young Lion named Valentine for a walk to the local village Post Office in 1968. 

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Chessington Zoo - Circa 1965
Chessington Zoo c.1965 captured on standard 8mm cine film, featuring a mother & daughter enjoying all the joys of Chessington including rare footage of the famous Guinness clock that was once housed at the zoo.
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Chessington Zoo 1950
Click on the title below to view some old black and white footage  of Chessington Zoo in the 1950's.
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Chessington Zoo 1967
Click on the title below to view a wonderful video of
​Chessington Zoo in 1967
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​​​Chessington Zoo 1964
Click on the title below to view some old colour  footage 
of Chessington Zoo in 1964.
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​Chessington Zoo 1970

Click on the title below to view some old colour footage 
of Chessington Zoo c1970.
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​Chessington Zoo 1940
1940 8mm cine film of Chessington Zoo showing animals and miniature train.

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​Chessington Zoo 1
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Wedding of Mrs Barker 80 years old and Mr. Sweeney 83 years old at Chessington, after which they toasted each other in a lions cage at Chessington Zoo.
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1948 Footage of the Elephants being led from Elephant house and being cleaned up at Chessington Zoo.

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