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Crystal Palace history
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Map of Crystal Palace Park
1913
When the Knight Frank & Rutley Sales Catalogue was sold originally it came with a large (40"x50") colour map of Crystal Palace Park.
The story behind the catalogue and map.
When the C...more
Crystal Palace Aquarium Co Ltd
16th May 1870
Archaeology can be history as recent as the 19th century. In 1854 the Crystal Palace moved from its temporary site in Hyde Park to its more permanent location at Sydenham. It had only been on the site...more
Crystal Palace Railway Station (Low-Level)
In October 1851, Sir Joseph Paxton’s Great Exhibition of Art and Industry of All Nations concluded a triumphantly successful six-month exhibition attracting more than six million visitors. The buildin...more
History research FAQ's
Please note: There very few known lists of employees or workers connected with the Crystal Palace for any time or period 1851 - 1936.
Some 2,617 employees in the Great Exhibition 18...more
Crystal Palace Timeline 1937 - 2005
28 September 1937
Horace Parnacott, FRIBA submitted a plan to the Crystal Palace Trustees for a 25,000 seater covered sports stadium, ice rink, exhibition centre, and 300 ft x 160 ft swimming poo...more
The complete guide to crystal palaces
From the spectacular glasshouse built for the Great Exhibition to the tropical greenhouses at Kew and the controversial Louvre pyramid, Josephine Martin celebrates our love of glass buildings.
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TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE FOUNDATION WEBSITE
DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY
How we collect your information:
We collect the personal information (e.g. name, address) you provide when you apply to us for any of ...more
Acts of Parliament covering the Sydenham Crystal Palace and grounds
1853 - 1990
The Sydenham Crystal Palace and grounds were originally covered by the Royal Charters as described as elsewhere but from 1853 a number of Acts were passed mainly for the purpose of raising more fundin...more
The First Pillar
The Times 6 August 1852 Page 5 Col. A
At Half-past 2 o’clock the visitors, guided by a programme which had been delivered to them, assembled round the spot where the first pillar of the pal...more
Crystal Palace Royal Charters
As described in the history pages when the Crystal Palace was moved to Sydenham, Paxton set up with others a Royal Charter Company to run the Crystal Palace and grounds. The Company was declared Bankr...more
The End
On the 1st August 1951 the Crystal Palace Trust was dissolved and responsibility for Crystal Palace Park passed into the hands of the London County Council and eventually to the Greater London Council...more
Disaster strikes
In 1914 a charitable trust under the control of the Ministry of Education was formed and the trustees hired Henry James Buckland (lately Manager of Harrogate Spa) as the Manager of the Crystal Palace....more
Selling up
Disaster and misfortune were always associated with the Palace. The first major disaster was in 1861 when the building was badly damaged in a gale. The first major fire was on 30th December 1866 when ...more
Open again
It was intended to open the building on 1st May 1854 but because of constructional and financial problems it opened over a month late on 10th June. Another significant problem that contributed to the ...more
The Building
The building was purchased by the company for £70,000 (over £3.5 million today) from Fox & Henderson and on 5th August 1852 rebuilding began. During a time of high unemployment the project provided jo...more
Leaving Hyde Park
When the doors of the Great Exhibition closed in October 1851, it had already been agreed that Hyde Park had to be returned to its original state. From that arose the controversial question posed by S...more
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