Sunday, 3 January 2016

Dreamland Zoo Margate Photos from 1977

Photos courtesy of Derek Mollett who managed the zoo in 1977.






 
Ed. For me this is one of those, does anyone remember, things, I worked at Dreamland at some time in the early 70s and put up a post back in 2008 about walking (exercising in the early hours of the morning)  the zoo lions on the beach in the 70s.

Back in 1970somethingoranother, who knows, the early 70s for me are a bit like the 60s are supposed to be inasmuch as I was there, but don’t remember much about it.

The funfairs I worked for then have all rather merged into one and as I worked for Chipperfieds, where lions were involved too, I thought I had probably imagined them in Margate.

I am pretty sure the chap running the zoo was an Australian when I was there, so not Derek.


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6 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 04, 2016 4:19 pm

    The picture of myself Derek mollett and the lady who I believe to be Maureen Taylor,holding a puma cub,which was born on the 07,07,1977

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    1. UnknownMarch 27, 2018 9:10 pm

      Hello do you remember the little boy who was mauled by one of the lions 1976

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    2. UnknownMarch 27, 2018 9:15 pm

      The guy was Charlie, mick pebbles DON rose also lived on site so did I and my mum linda

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  2. Neil AAugust 22, 2019 12:51 pm

    Does anyone know if any animals escaped from the zoo?

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  3. UnknownJanuary 02, 2020 11:12 am

    Hi there,


    Does anyone know more info on the bears that were kept in the zoo?

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    1. mike fJune 27, 2020 4:05 am

      what do you want to know about the bears and who are you

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