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Offline alveleyhistorian

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Wallis the Lion, Bingley hall
« on: Thursday 13 July 06 21:16 BST (UK) »
Hi there,
Can anyone shed any light on this ?  :-\
My sister was telling me about some old family heirlooms. She said "Grandad had a big picture of "Wallis" on the wall.
He was very proud of it he always said "That's Wallis -the first lion to come to Bingley Hall "

Anyone know anything about Wallis ??
I have tried to "google" his name, but found nothing
Any help much appreciated  :) :) :) :) :)

alveleyhistorian

Offline Dave Francis

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Re: Wallis the Lion, Bingley hall
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 13 July 06 21:29 BST (UK) »
Hi there

It appears that Billy Smart had a circus at Bingley Hall.
Try here:
http://www.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1959Mar.htm

Dave
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