Charlie's Loft
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Charlie's Loft
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 23 Aug 2024
Event venue and function space on Stewart Street, Milngavie. Charlie was an elephant at Craigend Zoo at Mugdock in the 1950s. The story goes that Charlie resided in the stables block along with his keeper Singh Ibrahim: 'Ibrahim one day decided to go for a drink in one of Milngavie's public houses. As he walked down towards the village, he was unaware that Charlie was following at a discreet distance. The elephant's presence was only confirmed when he tried to enter the public bar and got stuck fast in the doorway! It took the local fire brigade some considerable time to set him free.'
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Image Location
Latitude
55.940069
Longitude
-4.318907