In 1930, George Mottershead bought Oakfield House in Chester, along with seven acres of land, for the grand total of ?3,500. He then visited a zoo in Manchester, and what he saw that day inspired him to create 'a zoo without bars'. George opened Chester Zoo in 1931 with his family and a small group of animals, never forgetting the vow he made. By the time he died in 1978, aged 84, Mottershead's dream of a 'zoo without bars' was well and truly flourishing.
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