Research Enquiry

Research Enquiry
23-08-2008

Hi,

Do you have any old photos of the following four sites? Or any old guidebooks or site maps? Did you visit the sites in their early years?

1.) The old Cromer Zoo, located on Howards Hill, Cromer, and open from 1962 - 1981. It was run by Olga and Alex Kerr.

2.) Banham Zoo - I believe it opened in 1968.

3.) The Norfolk Country and Wildlife Park, Great Witchingham. It opened in 1961 and was run by the prominent natural historian Philip Wayre. It has recently been bought and turned into a new venture called the Animal Ark.

4.) Kilverstone Wildlife Park, Thetford. I believe this was run by a Lord and Lady Fisher, closing in 1991 after 18 years.

It would be fascinating to talk to anyone who has memories of these sites when they first opened.

My enquiry forms part of my research for my cultural geography dissertation. I am looking to reconstruct the past and present animal geography landscapes of small-scale zoos and wildlife parks in Norfolk and Suffolk from the 1950s to today.

Any help or information, however big or small, would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance,

Ruth
Geography BA
University of Nottingham