In 1897, the machine tool manufacturer Kendall and Gent opened the Victoria Works. The company closed down in the late 1960s.[3]
The area is best known for the former Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and Belle Vue Stadium. The zoo opened in 1836 and in the 1870s a small amusements area was added which developed into a major amusement park in the 20th century. It occupied a 96-acre site and at the height of its popularity attracted 2,000,000 visitors annually.[4] In 1910 the Kings Hall was opened, housing The Hallé for several years and hosting major concerts over the years. The zoo closed in September 1977 due to mounting debts. The amusement park remained open on summer weekends until 1980. The land was sold in 1982, and the site finally cleared in 1987.[5]
belle, manchester, other, uses, belle, disambiguation, belle, area, manchester, england, east, city, centre, bordered, hope, valley, line, east, glossop, line, west, belle, part, electoral, ward, longsight, belle, railway, station, lies, hope, valley, line, be. For other uses see Belle Vue disambiguation Belle Vue is an area of Manchester England east of the city centre bordered by the Hope Valley line on the east and the Glossop line on the west Belle Vue is part of the electoral ward of Longsight 1 2 Belle Vue railway station lies on the Hope Valley line Belle VueFrontage of Belle Vue StadiumBelle VueLocation within Greater ManchesterOS grid referenceSJ875965Metropolitan boroughManchesterMetropolitan countyGreater ManchesterRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMANCHESTERPostcode districtM18Dialling code0161PoliceGreater ManchesterFireGreater ManchesterAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentManchester GortonList of places UK England Greater Manchester 53 27 55 N 2 11 15 W 53 4652 N 2 1875 W 53 4652 2 1875In 1897 the machine tool manufacturer Kendall and Gent opened the Victoria Works The company closed down in the late 1960s 3 The area is best known for the former Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and Belle Vue Stadium The zoo opened in 1836 and in the 1870s a small amusements area was added which developed into a major amusement park in the 20th century It occupied a 96 acre site and at the height of its popularity attracted 2 000 000 visitors annually 4 In 1910 the Kings Hall was opened housing The Halle for several years and hosting major concerts over the years The zoo closed in September 1977 due to mounting debts The amusement park remained open on summer weekends until 1980 The land was sold in 1982 and the site finally cleared in 1987 5 Belle Vue is currently home to the National Basketball Performance Centre headquarters of Basketball England It the home arena of men s basketball team Manchester Giants women s basketball team Manchester Mystics and women s netball team Manchester Thunder It is also the home of the Belle Vue Aces Speedway team and is also known as the National Speedway Stadium References edit Ordnance Survey Manchester City Council Longsight as it was on a 1982 map from the City of Manchester Planning Department Grace s Guide Belle Vue rendezvous BBC Manchester Places The Way We Were Belle Vue Showground of the world Manchester Evening News nbsp This Greater Manchester location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belle Vue Manchester amp oldid 1175076864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
