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"The Zulu" was a fibreglass 40 foot high statue of an African Zulu warrior manufactured in Scunthorpe. For obvious reasons the Zulu was commissioned by the Council to be a guard at the entrance of the now extinct Coventry Zoo in the 1970's. The history of the Coventry Zulu has been extensively researched by the team at theolympicflame, but it's current whereabouts is unknown. Visitors to the Zoo were required to walk beneath the statue to gain entrance to see the native Coventry wildlife. Unfortunately the Zulu was dressed only in a grass skirt, and so caused quite a stir.
From 1966 this is footage of a boy playing in his back garden at 361 Green Lane, Coventry. There's also some rare footage of Coventry Zoo Park. Watch out for the hippo
