Herbert Whitley (1886 - September 15, 1955)[2] was a millionaire animal breeder who had a passion for breeding animals and plants, especially those blue in colour. His interests spanned livestock, pigeons, dogs, and exotic animals, many of which he kept in a collection at his house on the Primley Estate in Paignton, Devon.
His breeding expertise won him many prizes, including for cattle, and his blue-coated greyhound, Primley Sceptre, was the first ever "best in show" winner at Crufts in 1928.
The size of his private collection led him to open to the public as Primley Zoological Gardens. He had repeated clashes with the Inland Revenue over his refusal to collect "entertainment tax" on tickets to the site, which he believed to be educational rather than an entertainment, and this twice led him to close the zoo to the public for extended periods. It finally reopened permanently after the Second World War, and became known as Paignton Zoo.
^Knowling, Philip (2005). Zoo Story: Paignton Zoo and the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust. Halsgrove, Tiverton. ISBN 1841144614 – via Google Books.
^Whitley wildlife Conservation Trust - History retrieved 17 July 2012
HerbertWhitley (1886 - September 15, 1955) was a millionaire animal breeder who had a passion for breeding animals and plants, especially those blue...
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hands until the early 20th century when it was sold to the Whitley family. HerbertWhitley spent considerable time and effort growing a collection of...
at Crufts in 1928. Primley Sceptre was owned by eccentric zoo owner HerbertWhitley, an expert breeder of a huge range of animals, and a particular fascination...
the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT), is a registered charity, set up to run Paignton Zoo after the death of its founder, HerbertWhitley, who...
introduced and awarded to a Greyhound named Primley Sceptre, shown by HerbertWhitley, the founder of what is now Paignton Zoo. In 1934, the competition...
breed's seven show titles, all but one of them were owned and bred by Herbert Summers Lloyd (known predominantly as H. S. Lloyd) from the "of Ware" kennel...
- Major JA Cooke-Hurle 1915-1921 - HerbertWhitley and William Whitley (Joint masters) 1921-1930 - William Whitley 1930-1931 - Major Gerald Achilles Burgoyne...
Twickenham 639 Jack Swayne Number 8 1929-01-19 v Wales at Twickenham 640 HerbertWhitley Scrum-half 1929-01-19 v Wales at Twickenham 641 Harry Wilkinson Flanker...
Melfort-Kinistino electoral district Party Candidate Votes % ±% NDP Arthur Thibault 6,103 59.40 – Liberal HerbertWhitley 4,171 40.60 – Total 10,274 100.00...
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Leeds, England in 1866, after being invited to join John Whitley, a friend from college, in Whitley Partners of Hunslet, a firm of brass founders making valves...
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