The London Hippodrome, Hippodrome Corner, Cranbourn Street, City of Westminster
An article from 'The Sphere' of January 1904 shows how Elephants were led up ramps from the Elephant Run below the stage and then slid down a slide into the Hippodrome's vast water tank - Click to see the article enlarged.
It's no great secret that we love elephants... In fact, we're a little bit obsessed. Recently we've been seeing them EVERYWHERE so we thought we'd start sharing our elephant snaps with you guys, starting with this poor old chap abandoned outside of Brockley Sainsburys. We'd love to know if you spot any elephants on your travels so tag us @gentlyelephant and use the hashtag #gentlyelephants and hopefully we'll amass a stonking great collection between us! #gentlyelephants #elephants #se4 #s...