George Wombwell was born in Wendon Lofts, Essex in 1777. Around 1800 he moved to London and in 1804 became a shoemaker in Soho. However, when a ship from South America brought two boas to London docks, he bought them for £75 and began to exhibit them in taverns. He soon made a good profit.
Wombwell began to buy exotic animals from ships that came from Africa, Australia and South America, and collected a whole menagerie and put them on display in Soho. In 1810 he founded the Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie and began to tour the fairs of Britain. By 1839 it totalled fifteen wagons, and was accompanied by a brass band.
Wombwell railway station (formerly Wombwell West) serves the Penistone and Hallam lines. Until 1959 it had another station (Wombwell Central) on the Barnsley-Doncaster line that was closed when that line lost its passenger service.
Wombwell was home to two collieries; Wombwell Main and Mitchells Main.
Wombwell is close to the large shopping and leisure facilities of Cortonwood, and also has a number of local business from cafes to travel agents and high street chains like Wilkinson's on High Street.
Episode 37: King Nero and The Great George Wombwell
Content warnings at end of show notes. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Did you know you can join a Greater Boston Discord server? It’s true! Come meet and chat with Greater Boston creators, cast, and fans like you! Our big season finale episode is coming up in just two weeks and, uh…honestly, you might want someone to talk to after it’s all over. Link in the show notes, or at GreaterBostonShow.com. Thank you to Patreon supporters Bridge and Rasmus! You to can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston!
CAST This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) Jordan Higgs as Ethan Bespin (he/him) Kelly McCabe a...
published: 09 Apr 2019
The Most Famous Graves in Highgate Cemetery West
In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a comprehensive guided cemetery tour of the most famous graves in the West Side of Highgate Cemetery. We explore the history, symbolism, and architecture of this iconic place of rest and visit its most remarkable residents. Be sure to watch Part 2 all about the slightly more modern but still fascinating East Side of Highgate Cemetery. https://youtu.be/d9kUz6RhpC8
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published: 03 Jun 2024
Little George Wombwell
published: 29 Jun 2022
Uploaded by Tev 6: The end of the road 1931
A Pathe newsreel of the menagerie my Great Great Uncle George Wombwell started in 1805, having been disbanded, these animals making their way to Whipsnade zoo.
published: 08 Feb 2010
Wombwell celebrates the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977
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published: 16 Nov 2021
Rest Home for Circus Animals
(21 Jan 1932) Bostock's show is wound up at Glasgow, and old ring favourites go to live at zoo. ® Sub.1. The menagerie arrives at Dunstable for its new Whipsnade home.
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published: 21 Jul 2015
King's Museum Student Curator's Talk - 'Wombwell's Menagerie' 13/6/14
This Student Curator Talk is part of a series that elaborates on the various themes and objects of the MLitt Museum Studies students' exhibition 'Victorian Time: The Spirit of the Age'
As part of a series of lunchtime talks held in King's Museum MLitt student Anna Rinke provided a talk on how menageries entertained and educated in the Victorian age. Menageries drew on Britain's expanding imperial interests to entertain and educate the British population with a surprising array of unfamiliar beasts and birds. This talk will touch on Wombwell's Menagerie which was one of the largest.
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published: 24 Jun 2014
Discovering Wombwells past in the cemetery tour Sarahs uk graveyard walking tours
I decided to go to Wombwell cemetery and discovered lost soldiers, cricketers and JP's of the town. It was raining but still a lovely tour. one of many to come. Sarah
published: 05 Jun 2022
How American Social Climbers Sold Their Children for Rank
In the 1870s, rich Americans came up with a new scheme: they sold their daughters abroad, marrying them off to British aristocrats in exchange for a title. In a country without an aristocracy, suddenly every rich American wanted a duchess in the family. The young women, who often didn't have a choice, became known as the Dollar Princesses.
Buying noble titles was an old practice, of course, but Americans took it to a new level with Gilded-Age marriages. American brides carried huge fortunes across the sea, including some of the most lavish dowries in history.
#DollarPrincess #BritishAristocracy #WeirdHistory
published: 27 Jan 2021
Part of Wombwell Cemetery Graveyard tour!
We visited Wombwell Cemetery as part of Volunteers Week 2017 and had a fantastic guided tour!
Content warnings at end of show notes. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistanc...
Content warnings at end of show notes. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Did you know you can join a Greater Boston Discord server? It’s true! Come meet and chat with Greater Boston creators, cast, and fans like you! Our big season finale episode is coming up in just two weeks and, uh…honestly, you might want someone to talk to after it’s all over. Link in the show notes, or at GreaterBostonShow.com. Thank you to Patreon supporters Bridge and Rasmus! You to can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston!
CAST This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) Jordan Higgs as Ethan Bespin (he/him) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Michael Melia as Philip West (he/him) James Capobianco as Professor Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth (he/him) Chad Ellis as Jack Vincenzo Wellington (he/him) Jesse Hall as Clark Smith (he/him) Mischa Stanton as Particle Physics van der Molen (they/them) Jake Del Rio as Fox Fossil Jenkins (he/him) Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her) Julia Morizawa as Omi Ogawa (she/her) Tanja Milojevich as Melissa Weatherby (she/her) Julia Schifini as 23 Skidoo (she/her) Mario da Rosa Jr. as Isaiah Powell (he/him) With Ebi Poweigha as the waiter and Vilte Baliutaviciute and Ryan Estrada as Red Line evictees.
Also featuring:
David Rheinstrom Phoebe Joy Jordan Cobb Cole Burkhardt Fox Cooper Tina Daniels Christopher Dole Todd Faulkner Jack Pevyhouse Alma Roda-Gil Zane Sexton and Alex Welch as Legion. Interviews with real Greater Boston residents.
Charlie on the MTA by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Go Tell it on the Molehill by Doctor Turtle
Broke Yeti and “I Wish Boston was Greater” by Ryan Estrada Episode transcripts are available online at GreaterBostonShow.com. Content Notes
Strong language Abusive classism Imprisonment Strained circus metaphors
Content warnings at end of show notes. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Did you know you can join a Greater Boston Discord server? It’s true! Come meet and chat with Greater Boston creators, cast, and fans like you! Our big season finale episode is coming up in just two weeks and, uh…honestly, you might want someone to talk to after it’s all over. Link in the show notes, or at GreaterBostonShow.com. Thank you to Patreon supporters Bridge and Rasmus! You to can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston!
CAST This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) Jordan Higgs as Ethan Bespin (he/him) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Michael Melia as Philip West (he/him) James Capobianco as Professor Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth (he/him) Chad Ellis as Jack Vincenzo Wellington (he/him) Jesse Hall as Clark Smith (he/him) Mischa Stanton as Particle Physics van der Molen (they/them) Jake Del Rio as Fox Fossil Jenkins (he/him) Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her) Julia Morizawa as Omi Ogawa (she/her) Tanja Milojevich as Melissa Weatherby (she/her) Julia Schifini as 23 Skidoo (she/her) Mario da Rosa Jr. as Isaiah Powell (he/him) With Ebi Poweigha as the waiter and Vilte Baliutaviciute and Ryan Estrada as Red Line evictees.
Also featuring:
David Rheinstrom Phoebe Joy Jordan Cobb Cole Burkhardt Fox Cooper Tina Daniels Christopher Dole Todd Faulkner Jack Pevyhouse Alma Roda-Gil Zane Sexton and Alex Welch as Legion. Interviews with real Greater Boston residents.
Charlie on the MTA by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Go Tell it on the Molehill by Doctor Turtle
Broke Yeti and “I Wish Boston was Greater” by Ryan Estrada Episode transcripts are available online at GreaterBostonShow.com. Content Notes
Strong language Abusive classism Imprisonment Strained circus metaphors
In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a comprehensive guided cemetery tour of the most famous graves in the West Side of Highgate Ce...
In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a comprehensive guided cemetery tour of the most famous graves in the West Side of Highgate Cemetery. We explore the history, symbolism, and architecture of this iconic place of rest and visit its most remarkable residents. Be sure to watch Part 2 all about the slightly more modern but still fascinating East Side of Highgate Cemetery. https://youtu.be/d9kUz6RhpC8
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VIDEO SUMMARY
Starting with the history of Highgate, we meander and stroll through the quiet cemetery on a rainy May day when I had the place mostly to myself.
0:00 - Introduction to the Tour
1:40 – London’s Filthy Victorian Churchyards
7:04– James Selby and the Mears Family Memorial
11:28 – Mary Emden and Dr Frederick Akbar Mahomed
13:54– The Family Tomb of General Sir Loftus Otway
15:41 – Aleksander Litvenenko
18:38– Jane Arden and Jean Simmons
22:35 – Christina Rosetti and Lizzie Siddal
27:35 – Lucian Freud and George Michael
32:41 – Elizabeth Jackson – the first burial at Highgate
35:32– The Egyptian Avenue
39:15 – The Circle of Lebanon and Radclyffe Hall
44:52 – George Wombwell
47:35 – Elinor Goldschmied and the Dickens Family Plot
50:00 - The Catacombs and Robert Liston
51:40 – The Mausoleum of Julius Beer
54:07 – Mary Nichols – Angel on a Cloud
56:24 – John Atcheler’s Horse and Tom Sayers’ Dog
58:04 – Bees, the Glass House, and Michael Faraday
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In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a comprehensive guided cemetery tour of the most famous graves in the West Side of Highgate Cemetery. We explore the history, symbolism, and architecture of this iconic place of rest and visit its most remarkable residents. Be sure to watch Part 2 all about the slightly more modern but still fascinating East Side of Highgate Cemetery. https://youtu.be/d9kUz6RhpC8
Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts about these graves and tell me which one is your favourite and why.
If you like my content, be sure to check out my Patreon. By becoming one of my patrons, you'll get loads of bonus content and cool perks, including free in-person tours and extra videos. https://patreon.com/themuseumguide?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
As always, thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this virtual cemetery tour, then please consider leaving me a tip at www.paypal.me/jessicatourguide or buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JessicaGuide
You can also become a member of my channel for all kinds of great perks, like shout-outs and early access – click the membership button below.
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Remember – I guide private museum, oddities, and graveyard tours in London. Get in touch at [email protected]
VIDEO SUMMARY
Starting with the history of Highgate, we meander and stroll through the quiet cemetery on a rainy May day when I had the place mostly to myself.
0:00 - Introduction to the Tour
1:40 – London’s Filthy Victorian Churchyards
7:04– James Selby and the Mears Family Memorial
11:28 – Mary Emden and Dr Frederick Akbar Mahomed
13:54– The Family Tomb of General Sir Loftus Otway
15:41 – Aleksander Litvenenko
18:38– Jane Arden and Jean Simmons
22:35 – Christina Rosetti and Lizzie Siddal
27:35 – Lucian Freud and George Michael
32:41 – Elizabeth Jackson – the first burial at Highgate
35:32– The Egyptian Avenue
39:15 – The Circle of Lebanon and Radclyffe Hall
44:52 – George Wombwell
47:35 – Elinor Goldschmied and the Dickens Family Plot
50:00 - The Catacombs and Robert Liston
51:40 – The Mausoleum of Julius Beer
54:07 – Mary Nichols – Angel on a Cloud
56:24 – John Atcheler’s Horse and Tom Sayers’ Dog
58:04 – Bees, the Glass House, and Michael Faraday
Like The Museum Guide on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/themuseumguide
You should really join the London Urban Oddities Facebook group to submit your favourite weird places in London. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2037408773114764
Hana Elvy creates my thumbnails – you can hire her to make your YouTube thumbnails here:
https://www.peopleperhour.com/hourlie/design-youtube-thumbnail/856969
A Pathe newsreel of the menagerie my Great Great Uncle George Wombwell started in 1805, having been disbanded, these animals making their way to Whipsnade zoo.
A Pathe newsreel of the menagerie my Great Great Uncle George Wombwell started in 1805, having been disbanded, these animals making their way to Whipsnade zoo.
A Pathe newsreel of the menagerie my Great Great Uncle George Wombwell started in 1805, having been disbanded, these animals making their way to Whipsnade zoo.
(21 Jan 1932) Bostock's show is wound up at Glasgow, and old ring favourites go to live at zoo. ® Sub.1. The menagerie arrives at Dunstable for its new Whipsnad...
(21 Jan 1932) Bostock's show is wound up at Glasgow, and old ring favourites go to live at zoo. ® Sub.1. The menagerie arrives at Dunstable for its new Whipsnade home.
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This Student Curator Talk is part of a series that elaborates on the various themes and objects of the MLitt Museum Studies students' exhibition 'Victorian Time...
This Student Curator Talk is part of a series that elaborates on the various themes and objects of the MLitt Museum Studies students' exhibition 'Victorian Time: The Spirit of the Age'
As part of a series of lunchtime talks held in King's Museum MLitt student Anna Rinke provided a talk on how menageries entertained and educated in the Victorian age. Menageries drew on Britain's expanding imperial interests to entertain and educate the British population with a surprising array of unfamiliar beasts and birds. This talk will touch on Wombwell's Menagerie which was one of the largest.
Find us on our social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UoAmuseums
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kings-Museum/139642292752093
Blog: http://uoamuseums.wordpress.com/
This Student Curator Talk is part of a series that elaborates on the various themes and objects of the MLitt Museum Studies students' exhibition 'Victorian Time: The Spirit of the Age'
As part of a series of lunchtime talks held in King's Museum MLitt student Anna Rinke provided a talk on how menageries entertained and educated in the Victorian age. Menageries drew on Britain's expanding imperial interests to entertain and educate the British population with a surprising array of unfamiliar beasts and birds. This talk will touch on Wombwell's Menagerie which was one of the largest.
Find us on our social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UoAmuseums
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kings-Museum/139642292752093
Blog: http://uoamuseums.wordpress.com/
I decided to go to Wombwell cemetery and discovered lost soldiers, cricketers and JP's of the town. It was raining but still a lovely tour. one of many to come....
I decided to go to Wombwell cemetery and discovered lost soldiers, cricketers and JP's of the town. It was raining but still a lovely tour. one of many to come. Sarah
I decided to go to Wombwell cemetery and discovered lost soldiers, cricketers and JP's of the town. It was raining but still a lovely tour. one of many to come. Sarah
In the 1870s, rich Americans came up with a new scheme: they sold their daughters abroad, marrying them off to British aristocrats in exchange for a title. In a...
In the 1870s, rich Americans came up with a new scheme: they sold their daughters abroad, marrying them off to British aristocrats in exchange for a title. In a country without an aristocracy, suddenly every rich American wanted a duchess in the family. The young women, who often didn't have a choice, became known as the Dollar Princesses.
Buying noble titles was an old practice, of course, but Americans took it to a new level with Gilded-Age marriages. American brides carried huge fortunes across the sea, including some of the most lavish dowries in history.
#DollarPrincess #BritishAristocracy #WeirdHistory
In the 1870s, rich Americans came up with a new scheme: they sold their daughters abroad, marrying them off to British aristocrats in exchange for a title. In a country without an aristocracy, suddenly every rich American wanted a duchess in the family. The young women, who often didn't have a choice, became known as the Dollar Princesses.
Buying noble titles was an old practice, of course, but Americans took it to a new level with Gilded-Age marriages. American brides carried huge fortunes across the sea, including some of the most lavish dowries in history.
#DollarPrincess #BritishAristocracy #WeirdHistory
Content warnings at end of show notes. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Did you know you can join a Greater Boston Discord server? It’s true! Come meet and chat with Greater Boston creators, cast, and fans like you! Our big season finale episode is coming up in just two weeks and, uh…honestly, you might want someone to talk to after it’s all over. Link in the show notes, or at GreaterBostonShow.com. Thank you to Patreon supporters Bridge and Rasmus! You to can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston!
CAST This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) Jordan Higgs as Ethan Bespin (he/him) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Michael Melia as Philip West (he/him) James Capobianco as Professor Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth (he/him) Chad Ellis as Jack Vincenzo Wellington (he/him) Jesse Hall as Clark Smith (he/him) Mischa Stanton as Particle Physics van der Molen (they/them) Jake Del Rio as Fox Fossil Jenkins (he/him) Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her) Julia Morizawa as Omi Ogawa (she/her) Tanja Milojevich as Melissa Weatherby (she/her) Julia Schifini as 23 Skidoo (she/her) Mario da Rosa Jr. as Isaiah Powell (he/him) With Ebi Poweigha as the waiter and Vilte Baliutaviciute and Ryan Estrada as Red Line evictees.
Also featuring:
David Rheinstrom Phoebe Joy Jordan Cobb Cole Burkhardt Fox Cooper Tina Daniels Christopher Dole Todd Faulkner Jack Pevyhouse Alma Roda-Gil Zane Sexton and Alex Welch as Legion. Interviews with real Greater Boston residents.
Charlie on the MTA by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Go Tell it on the Molehill by Doctor Turtle
Broke Yeti and “I Wish Boston was Greater” by Ryan Estrada Episode transcripts are available online at GreaterBostonShow.com. Content Notes
Strong language Abusive classism Imprisonment Strained circus metaphors
In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a comprehensive guided cemetery tour of the most famous graves in the West Side of Highgate Cemetery. We explore the history, symbolism, and architecture of this iconic place of rest and visit its most remarkable residents. Be sure to watch Part 2 all about the slightly more modern but still fascinating East Side of Highgate Cemetery. https://youtu.be/d9kUz6RhpC8
Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts about these graves and tell me which one is your favourite and why.
If you like my content, be sure to check out my Patreon. By becoming one of my patrons, you'll get loads of bonus content and cool perks, including free in-person tours and extra videos. https://patreon.com/themuseumguide?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
As always, thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this virtual cemetery tour, then please consider leaving me a tip at www.paypal.me/jessicatourguide or buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JessicaGuide
You can also become a member of my channel for all kinds of great perks, like shout-outs and early access – click the membership button below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMjmyngBO9u0H1MLRXecbA/join
Remember – I guide private museum, oddities, and graveyard tours in London. Get in touch at [email protected]
VIDEO SUMMARY
Starting with the history of Highgate, we meander and stroll through the quiet cemetery on a rainy May day when I had the place mostly to myself.
0:00 - Introduction to the Tour
1:40 – London’s Filthy Victorian Churchyards
7:04– James Selby and the Mears Family Memorial
11:28 – Mary Emden and Dr Frederick Akbar Mahomed
13:54– The Family Tomb of General Sir Loftus Otway
15:41 – Aleksander Litvenenko
18:38– Jane Arden and Jean Simmons
22:35 – Christina Rosetti and Lizzie Siddal
27:35 – Lucian Freud and George Michael
32:41 – Elizabeth Jackson – the first burial at Highgate
35:32– The Egyptian Avenue
39:15 – The Circle of Lebanon and Radclyffe Hall
44:52 – George Wombwell
47:35 – Elinor Goldschmied and the Dickens Family Plot
50:00 - The Catacombs and Robert Liston
51:40 – The Mausoleum of Julius Beer
54:07 – Mary Nichols – Angel on a Cloud
56:24 – John Atcheler’s Horse and Tom Sayers’ Dog
58:04 – Bees, the Glass House, and Michael Faraday
Like The Museum Guide on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/themuseumguide
You should really join the London Urban Oddities Facebook group to submit your favourite weird places in London. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2037408773114764
Hana Elvy creates my thumbnails – you can hire her to make your YouTube thumbnails here:
https://www.peopleperhour.com/hourlie/design-youtube-thumbnail/856969
A Pathe newsreel of the menagerie my Great Great Uncle George Wombwell started in 1805, having been disbanded, these animals making their way to Whipsnade zoo.
(21 Jan 1932) Bostock's show is wound up at Glasgow, and old ring favourites go to live at zoo. ® Sub.1. The menagerie arrives at Dunstable for its new Whipsnade home.
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This Student Curator Talk is part of a series that elaborates on the various themes and objects of the MLitt Museum Studies students' exhibition 'Victorian Time: The Spirit of the Age'
As part of a series of lunchtime talks held in King's Museum MLitt student Anna Rinke provided a talk on how menageries entertained and educated in the Victorian age. Menageries drew on Britain's expanding imperial interests to entertain and educate the British population with a surprising array of unfamiliar beasts and birds. This talk will touch on Wombwell's Menagerie which was one of the largest.
Find us on our social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UoAmuseums
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kings-Museum/139642292752093
Blog: http://uoamuseums.wordpress.com/
I decided to go to Wombwell cemetery and discovered lost soldiers, cricketers and JP's of the town. It was raining but still a lovely tour. one of many to come. Sarah
In the 1870s, rich Americans came up with a new scheme: they sold their daughters abroad, marrying them off to British aristocrats in exchange for a title. In a country without an aristocracy, suddenly every rich American wanted a duchess in the family. The young women, who often didn't have a choice, became known as the Dollar Princesses.
Buying noble titles was an old practice, of course, but Americans took it to a new level with Gilded-Age marriages. American brides carried huge fortunes across the sea, including some of the most lavish dowries in history.
#DollarPrincess #BritishAristocracy #WeirdHistory
George Wombwell was born in Wendon Lofts, Essex in 1777. Around 1800 he moved to London and in 1804 became a shoemaker in Soho. However, when a ship from South America brought two boas to London docks, he bought them for £75 and began to exhibit them in taverns. He soon made a good profit.
Wombwell began to buy exotic animals from ships that came from Africa, Australia and South America, and collected a whole menagerie and put them on display in Soho. In 1810 he founded the Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie and began to tour the fairs of Britain. By 1839 it totalled fifteen wagons, and was accompanied by a brass band.
You’ll also find eccentric showman GeorgeWombwell’s grave, which has a stone lion resting on it, while Thomas Sayers – a bare-knuckle prize fighter – has a stone sculpture of his pet dog resting on the front.
In 1825, a showman called GeorgeWombwell entertained the public with the spectacle of a lion, called Nero, fighting dogs ... But the vile Wombwell ‘was criticised on all sides’, and perhaps his gruesome ...
She married GeorgeWombwell in 1960, and they lived in Louisville where they raised their three sons ... She is survived by her husband, George; sons, David (Amy), Van (Mirka), and Andy (Alex Hinton); ...