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Bostock and Wombwells Circus
Bostock and Wombwells Circus
Bostock and Wombwells Circus advert, Westerham Herald 1914
Not the only Circus to visit the town, but possibly the most interesting, in 1913 Bostock & Wombwell brought a scary menagerie to the field behind the Warde Arms including a hippopotamus – I wonder what their public liability insurance was like… Alongside that monster the circus promoters claimed there would be …Educated Chimpanzees, Almost Human ...
Reference: WH0679
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