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Crystal Palace history
Leaving Hyde Park
October 1851
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
The Building
1852 - 1854
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
Open again
10th June 1854
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
Selling up
28th November 1911
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
Disaster strikes
30th November 1936
The Crystal Palace Company was put into liquidation. Before the First World War a charitable trust was formed and the trustees hired Henry James Buckland (lately Manager of Harrogate Spa) as the Manag...more
The End
1st August 1951
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
History research FAQ's
27 September 2008
Please note: There are no known lists of employees or workers connected with the Crystal Palace for any time or period 1850 - 1936+. A few (very few) mainly first names occur in the book Englis...more
Crystal Palace Timeline 1937 - 2005
9/11/2005
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
11 October 2003
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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12 November 2005
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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
6th August 1852
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
28th December 1852 and 11th August 1854
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
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