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Replica Belle Vue Aces racing bib

Object

Replica Belle Vue Aces bib

Penguin egg timer

Object

Penguin egg timer

A bear ate my shoe

Object from 1929

A bear ate my shoe.

Rally ticket

Object from June 1943

Ticket from June 1943 Channel Islanders rally

Model zoo animals

Object from Victorian era

Victorian zoo models

Model Train

Object

Model Railyway

You'll never forget your happy days at Belle Vue

Object from 1950s or 1960s

Belle Vue advertising poster from 50s or 60s

Belle Vue advertising board

Object

Advertising board from Bele Vue

Speedway badge collection

Object

Bernard and his collection of speedway badges - some date back to 1938!

Belle Vue Collector

Object

collector

Sew on patch

Object

Sew on patch

Motorcycle plaque

Object

Plaque

speedway leathers

Object

Speedway leathers

Christmas Card

Object

Christmas Card

Belle Vue speedway souvenir handkerchief

Object from 1930-1931

1930-1931 Belle Vue speedway handkechief

Belle Vue painting

Object

Painting of Belle Vue

Langton-JAP Speedway Motorcycle

Object from 1962

c.1962 Langton-JAP Speedway motorcycle ridden by Bell Vue Ace Peter Craven.

Electric Chair replica

Object from Late 1960s

Replica of the electric chair at Sing Sing prison in New York.

Belle Vue Scrapbook

Object

Belle Vue scrapbook

Peter Craven Memorial Trophy

Object from 1967-1986

Peter Craven Memorial Trophy

Coffee can

Object from 1904-1924

Coffee can, bone china, decorated with black transfer-printed lake scene from Belle Vue Zoological Gardens. Text reads "The Lake. Belle Vue. Manchester".

Teapot

Object from 1905-1910

Teapot, hard paste porcelain, decorated with black transfer-printed scenes from Belle Vue Zoological Gardens; Flower Garden, Monkey House and Bear Pits

Belle Vue sign

Object

Original Belle Vue sign

Skeleton of Asian Elephant

Object

Skeleton of Asian Elephant

Poem about Belle Vue

Object

Poem inspired by Belle Vue

History of Belle Vue

Welcome to the Showground of the World

About the project

Manchester Histories bring Belle Vue back to life

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