Includes 3 photos of water mains upgrade

Includes construction photos

Includes photos of the construction of the new pool in the old enclosure

Old tapir enclosure (subsequently used for meerkats). Includes 3 pictures of equines in adjacent paddock

Includes photos of shop alongside The Stable Block

Old Rhino House

Includes photos of Fountains Restaurant, Jubilee Cafe (aka The Gazelle and Ark Restaurant), Mpila Cafe

Protype model of New Penguin Pool pre 1980

Opening of the Rare Penguin Breeding Centre by the Rt Hon. Betty Boothroyd, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.

Opening of National Elephant Breeding Centre by Brian Blessed, actor and UN Ambassador for Animals.

Opening of Monkey House by Prince Andrew, Duke of York (officially stripped of his titles on 3 November 2025 and thereafter known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor). Plaque mentions 'Endangered Species Complex'.

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was at Chester Zoo to open the Lecture Hall and Library. The photos show him in the Tropical House, viewing a pygmy hippo, and (in temporary Oversize Photos box) meeting an elephant. There are no photos of the Lecture Hall or the Library.

Opening of Hippopotamus Pool by the Rt. Hon. John Prescott, MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Patron of the Asian Elephant Survival Campaign (photos show him with elephants).

Opening of Chimpanzee House by HRH Diana, Princess of Wales and Countess of Chester.

Old Monkey House