Belle Vue Showground of the World =
  • The story
  • Our collection
  • Share your memories
  • Play the game

Manchester Central Library

St Peters Square
Manchester
M2 5PD

Monday to Thursday 9am - 8pm; Friday and Saturday 9am - 5pm

www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500138/central_library

Click here for a larger map and directions

Chimpanzee and Keeper

Photo from 1946

Photo of chimpanzee and keeper, 1946

Belle Vue Scrapbook

Object

Belle Vue scrapbook

Broadside advertisement

Programme from 1848

Broadside advertising Zoological Gardens at Belle Vue, 1848

History of Belle Vue

Welcome to the Showground of the World

About the project

Manchester Histories bring Belle Vue back to life

Contact us

If you have any questions or comments, get in touch - we'd love to hear from you!

Browse our collection

Circus | Entertainment | Funfair | Zoo | Sport

By type Photos | Programmes | Objects | Oral History

Map the impact

Legacy around the globe

Add to our collection

We're looking for photos, posters, programmes, objects, costumes and memories of your experiences of Belle Vue.

If you have anything you can share with us, we'd love to hear from you - just click here and let us know...

Latest contributions

See the latest memories and pieces of history contributed by our visitors.

Show & Tell

Get ready to tweet your way through Show and Tell, a digital game running alongside Manchester Histories Festival 2014!

Each day through the festival, we'll release a task to complete in order to earn points and win prizes!

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