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Columbus Monkeys

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Columbus Monkeys is shown as a heritage attraction on the public map of Colchester. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Columbus Monkeys was a historic amusement park and monkey enclosure in Colchester, associated with the entertainer and animal trainer Harry Houdini, who visited the site in the early 20th century. It is important as a rare example of early 20th-century British popular entertainment that combined animal displays with public leisure.

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