Stanley Park Aerodrome was an airfield located in the Stanley Park area of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was also known as Blackpool Municipal Airport, and was in use for civil and military flying from 1929 until closure of the airfield in 1947. The site is now used by Blackpool Zoo.
1930s club house (centre), offices (right) and observation/control tower (top) taken from the airfield site in June 2009. It was used as an elephant enclosure for a while but then changed to camels to give the elephants more space.
United Airways used this A.W. Argosy on pleasure flights from the aerodrome during 1935
Blackpool Zoo is a 32-acre (13 ha) zoo, owned by Parques Reunidos and located in the sea-side resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It cares for over 1,000 animals from all over the world.
Pelican outside the lemur walkthrough