James Walton +Lions

[magnacarta]

Did anyone out there ever see him taking his Lion for a walk around Chester Le Street? I have a book My Wild Friends plus a couple of photos that were signed to my late Ma in Law.

[doric]

Often, he was a well known character in and around Chester-le-Street and it was not uncommon for to bump into him along Picktree Lane with Elsa his lioness on the lead

[sammycee84]

Did anyone out there ever see him taking his Lion for a walk around Chester Le Street? I have a book My Wild Friends plus a couple of photos that were signed to my late Ma in Law.

Hi there. After doing a bit of digging I have discovered that James Walton was my great grandfathers cousin. I was wondering if there was any way I could see an image of the signed photos? I would be so grateful!

[doric]

Hi,  If you would like to take a look at Chester-le-Street Heritage Web Site, there is an article on there about some of the well known people of Chester-le-Street and Jim Walton is included along with photograph.

Doric

[stanmapstone]

Hi,  If you would like to take a look at Chester-le-Street Heritage Web Site, there is an article on there about some of the well known people of Chester-le-Street and Jim Walton is included along with photograph.

Doric

You can see it here http://www.chesterlestreetheritage.org/page25.html

[sammycee84]

Thanks that's great!

[barryd]

Thank you Stan.

Spent an hour or two on a lazy (but hot) Sunday afternoon looking at the Chester-le-Street site.

In the Pelton Memorial section the plaque dedicated to Sgt. Lenehan left me hanging as the space on the plaque could not give a full biography of Sgt. John Donald Lenehan, RCAF, of New Brunswick, Canada who was killed in the local accident 5 December 1941.   

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1

[magnacarta]

Hi! The photos are of Ranee at 18 months and the other of a lion that he was going to take to Africa for the film ,"Nor the moon by night" He had written this info on the back. He himself does not appear in the photos.I have his book My Wild Friends his photo is on the cover with Judy the leopard.

[sammycee84]

That's great, thank you!!