The Crystal Palace Poultry Show Explained

The Crystal Palace Poultry Show (variously also the International Poultry Show and Great Poultry Show) was a poultry show held at The Crystal Palace in London in the United Kingdom. They ran from 1857–1936,[1] with interruption by World War I.[2] It was the world's largest poultry exhibition[3] at several times in its existence, considered the pinnacle of poultry exhibition in the British Empire[1] [4] [5] and despite being a poultry show also allowed the exhibition of domestic rabbits.[6] It was hosted by the Grand International Poultry, Pigeon and Live Stock Shows, Ltd which was liquidated in 1964.[7] The show was superseded in its role by the International Poultry Show, Olympia which has also ceased to exist since.

History

In 1860 the first Sebastopol Goose in Western Europe, imported from Crimea, were exhibited at the show by H. Bayley.[8] In 1861 the Secretary of the show was a Mr Houghton[9] In 1872 50 tons of coal were spent to heat the building and two tons of food was fed to birds exhibited over the four days of the show.[10] The supreme prize of the show was the Sir James Blyth Cup.[11]

Exhibition numbers

Numbers of birds exhibited varied wildly over the shows existence. In 1892 numbers were falling, though the show still attracted 6300 entries.[12] By the 1907 show was much more successful with 10,533 cages filled (the total number of birds unknown, as many cages held pairs)[13] while the 1912 show had 16,257 entries.[14]

Notable exhibitors

Notes and References

  1. News: POULTRY NOTES. . . Perth . 25 February 1937 . 6 April 2015 . 58 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Official Report of the International Poultry Conference. forgottenbooks.com. Forgotten Books. 29 March 2015.
  3. News: The Poultry Star – Fanciers Notes. 29 March 2015. Auckland Star. 6 February 1903.
  4. News: THE GREAT POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. . . 2 April 1857 . 30 March 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Poultry Gossip. . . Sydney . 30 December 1903 . 30 March 2015 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: Whitman. B. The Enderby Island Rabbit – A Remarkable Story. rarebreeds.co.nz. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. 29 March 2015.
  7. News: THE LONDON GAZETTE, lOra JANUARY 1964. 5 April 2015. London Gazette. 10 January 1964.
  8. Web site: Thompson. J. The Sebastopol Goose in North America. aviculture-europe.nl. aviculture-europe. 29 March 2015.
  9. Book: the journal of horticulture, cottage gardener, and country gentleman. a journal or horticulture, rural and domestic economy, botany and natural history. 1862. the Library of Congress. 29 March 2015.
  10. News: CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 29 March 2015. The Spectator. 30 November 1872.
  11. News: THE POULTRY INDUSTRY. . . Adelaide . 4 February 1928 . 30 March 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: POULTRY. . . Launceston, Tas. . 2 January 1892 . 1 April 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: The Journal of Agriculture and Horticulture. 28 March 2015. Council of Agriculture of the Province of Quebec. 15 January 1907.
  14. News: THE POULTRY INDUSTRY. . . Perth . 3 February 1912 . 1 April 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  15. Book: Frederick Burkhardt. The correspondence of Charles Darwin.. 1993. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 9780521442411. 108. 1. publ..
  16. Book: Atkinson. Diane. Elsie and Mairi go to war two extraordinary women on the Western Front. 2009. Preface. London. 9781409050506. 233.
  17. Book: The Farmer's Magazine. 1872. the University of California. 563. 29 March 2015.
  18. News: BOLSHEVIK BIRDS. . . 13 January 1930 . 30 March 2015 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  19. News: THE GREAT POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. . . 2 April 1857 . 6 April 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.

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