The Crystal Palace Poultry Show

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by the Grand International Poultry, Pigeon and Live Stock Shows, Ltd which was liquidated in 1964.[7] The show was superseded in its role by the International Poultry Show, Olympia which has also ceased to exist since.

  1. ^ a b "POULTRY NOTES". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 25 February 1937. p. 58. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Report of the International Poultry Conference". forgottenbooks.com. Forgotten Books. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ^ "The Poultry Star – Fanciers Notes". Auckland Star. 6 February 1903. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ^ "THE GREAT POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Poultry Gossip". Australian Town and Country Journal. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 30 December 1903. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. ^ Whitman, B. "The Enderby Island Rabbit – A Remarkable Story". rarebreeds.co.nz. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  7. ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, lOra JANUARY 1964" (PDF). London Gazette. 10 January 1964. Retrieved 5 April 2015.