Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell Memorial - Whipsnade Zoo - Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 51° 50.927 W 000° 32.585
30U E 669224 N 5747073
Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell Memorial lies outside the entrance to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. It is from his vision that this vast animal conservation park came to fruition.
Waymark Code: WME462
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
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The memorial is a small monument with a plaque which reads:

'Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell
C.B.E;F.R.S.
Secretary
Zoological Society of London
1903 - 1935
Through whose vision and by whose
work Whipsnade became a Zoological Park'

Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell's profile portrait is displayed on the memorial detailing this great man.

The memorial stands in a small paved area with seating.
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Location: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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