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Crystal Palace, London history

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The ridge and historic oak tree known as The Vicars Oak were used to mark parish boundaries. This has led to the Crystal Palace area straddling the boundaries of five London Boroughs; Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.

The Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 . Following the success of the exhibition, the Palace was moved and reconstructed in 1854 in a modified and enlarged form in the grounds of the Penge Place estate at Sydenham Hill .

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Crystal Palace Triangle

Triangle is formed by Westow Street, Westow Hill and Church Road, and has a number of restaurants and shops . The triangle also contains a range of vintage furniture and clothing stores, as well as galleries, arts and crafts shops .

Transmitters

Television transmission has been taking place from Crystal Palace since at least the 1930s . The towers stand on the hill at Upper Norwood, making the district a landmark location visible from many parts of London . The current Croydon tower was built in 1962 .

Crystal Palace Park

Crystal Palace Park is a large Victorian pleasure ground occupying much of the land within Crystal Palace . The park was maintained by the LCC and later the GLC, but was given to the London Borough of Bromley in 1986 . It was formerly used for sports such as cricket, football and motor racing .

Westow Park

Westow Park hosts the Crystal Palace Overground festival, a free community festival held over four days during the summer . A smaller park occupying 2.73 hectares (6.7 acres) lies to the south west of the triangle on Church Road .

Stambourne Woods

The Stambourne Woodland Walk was opened in 1984 and covers an area between developments on a Croydon Way and Fox Hill . The land originally formed the gardens of Victorian villas but fell into disrepair . Paths and benches were installed but much of the vegetation was left undisturbed .

Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

Church on Church Road/Westow Street corner is an ornate Greek Orthodox Church . Formerly an Anglican church, the walls are now dressed in ornate Byzantine-style art .

Crystal Palace, London geography / climate

Crystal Palace lies 7 miles (13 km) to the south east of Charing Cross on Norwood Ridge and includes one of the highest points of London at 112 metres above the mean sea level. The soil in the area has been classified as typically “Slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils” The nearest Met Office climate station is based in Greenwich Park.

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Best Crystal Palace, London places to visit

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Crystal Palace, London has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Crystal Palace, London’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Crystal Palace, London’s information audio spots:

South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Country Park is a 47 hectare (116 acre) green space which opened in 1989 . The park is a mix of countryside and parkland, and land formerly used for sewage farms .

Norwood Ridge The Norwood Ridge is a 10-square-mile (26 km) rectangular upland which occupies the geographical centre of south London . Beneath its topsoil it is a ridge of London Clay that is capped on all sides (including as isolated knolls in the north)

Crystal Palace Bowl Crystal Palace Bowl has 60 years of live music heritage and a legacy as an outdoor performance venue stretching back over a century . It has a unique sculptural permanent stage designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, which won multiple awards .

Dulwich Upper Wood Dulwich Upper Wood is a 2.4 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Crystal Palace . It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by the Trust for Urban Ecology .

Pear Tree House Pear Tree House was the former Civil Defence control centre for South-East London . It is a block of council flats in the Central Hill Estate of Upper Norwood with eight two-bedroom flats .

Forest Hill Pools Forest Hill Pools is a leisure centre in Forest Hill, London . After being closed in 2006, it was rebuilt including two pools and a health and fitness suite . It reopened in September 2012 .

Forest Croft and Taymount Grange Forest Croft and Taymount Grange are two 1930s Art Deco–style mansion blocks situated at the top of Taymount Rise in Forest Hill, London .

Biggin Wood Biggin Wood is an area of ancient oak woodland situated within the London Borough of Croydon . The London Wildlife Trust is currently working to improve the site for wildlife, as a part of The Great North Wood Project .

One Tree Hill, Honor Oak Honor Oak is mostly in London Borough of Southwark but parts also in Lewisham . It includes a 7 hectare public park, local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1 .

Thurlow Park (ward) Thurlow Park ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth . It is located in the constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood .

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