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Crystal Palace
Museum
Crystal
Palace Foundation
Alexandra
Palace
Mudchute
Park and Farm
Mr
Kai
'O Sole
Mio
The Royal
Opera House
Dulwich
Picture Gallery
The Crystal Palace Museum - "Dedicated to the Crystal palace
and it's history".
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West view Crystal Palace
Museum
(Sept 2006)
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view from the south of the Sydenham Crystal
Palace
The Crystal Palace Museum
is an independent charitable trust and is staffed entirely
by volunteers.
It is sited at the top of Anerley Hill on the south side of
the original site in the only remaining building, formerly
the Engineering School - see
map.
It tells the story of the
Crystal Palace with displays and exhibits including numerous
photographs and artifacts of the great building and the
events that took place there.
More
information......
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Alexandra Palace - North London
The Alexandra Palace is situated in
Wood Green, London N22. It has a history which has uncanny parallels
with that of Crystal Palace and is called "The Palace of the People"
in their literature.
Click here for a history
of Alexandra Palace. More
information and video... contact the Crystal Palace Museum or the
contacts on their website link given in the attached History
page.
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Mudchute Park and Farm
The Peace of the Countryside in the city!
Admission Free.
Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, London E14 9HP
More information from
Equestrian Centre;
020 7515 0749
Mudchute Kitchen (link)
Education Centre; 020 7531 4334
The Mudchute Story
The Mudchute, with its steep grassy
banks, wooded glades, grazing fields, hills and hollows is an oasis
of wild and natural beauty situated in an urban environment. So how
did such an unusual and exciting place develop in such a strange
setting?
The Mudchute was originally created
during the last century. The spoil from the construction of Millwall
Dock was dumped onto nearby land. Later, when the dock was completed,
the silt which had accumulated in it was pumped away. The spoil and
the silt together formed an area the locals referred to as "The
Mudchute". With time, a wild habitat developed and this became a
magnet for local youngsters to explore, even though the public were
not officially allowed access to the land. Many of the older
residents on the Isle of Dogs still speak of the illicit adventures
they had as children on "The Mudchute".
For decades this hidden natural
wilderness of flora and fauna remained untouched. However, in 1974,
the site was earmarked by the Greater London Council for the
construction of a high rise estate.
The resulting public campaign
against these plans reflected the affection that local people and
those working on the Island felt for The Mudchute. Their success
secured it as the "Peoples Park" for the area.
In 1977, The Mudchute Association
was formed to preserve and develop the area. Farm animals and horses
were introduced and the educational benefits of the area were also
recognised. Local schools were encouraged to use the project to study
the natural world on their doorsteps. Since the establishment of the
association, The Mudchute has steadily built a reputation for
providing a variety of educational and leisure activities on a
London-wide basis.
Find
Mudchute:
- Dockland light railway -
Mudchute, Crossharbour or Island Gardens stations
- By Bus - routes D6, D7 or
D8
- From Greenwich - via the foot
tunnel to Island Gardens
- By car - users of the Blackwall
tunnel should follow signs to the Isle of Dogs
- Website
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Mr Kai Peking
Cuisine
11 Central Hill,
Crystal Palace SE19 1BG
- the best crispy duck
this side of the river!
One of the area's many
excellent restaurants
020 - 8670 6384
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The local area is lucky to be endowed
with so many excellent restaurants. And many support the Campaign
since they will suffer the competition of 9 huge restaurants in the
proposed multiplex.
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'O SOLE
MIO
7 Croxted Rd., West
Dulwich, London SE21
Tel: 0181 - 670 4444
199-203 High Street,
Beckenham
Tel: 0181 - 650 4848
136-138 Wickham Road,
Shirley
Tel: 0208 - 654 5622
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Picture
Palace has helped the
Campaign on a number of occassions by donating and framing
prints.
LINK
The Royal Opera House
2/12/99 Last updated 2/12/99
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Dulwich Picture
Gallery- is
closed for refurbishment and new building and will reopen
during Museums Month on 25 May 2000.
List of coming exhibitions
and an atmospheric painting of the gallery interior by J M
Gandy 1823.
See also their website:
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
The picture opposite is what it looked like "before" - we'll
have to wait and see what the "after" is.
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The architect of the
original building was Sir John Soane (1753 - 1837). It was one of the
first purpose built picture galleries in Britain and offered him the
opportunity to design with extreme originality. The foundations were
laid on 12 October 1811 and the building was completed early in 1813
at a cost of £9778*.
Notes from the booklet produced by
the gallery** - written by Giles Waterfield and designed by Barry
Viney.
*£470,000 at yr. 2000 values (my best
estimate-but seems low!)
**undated, but before 'phone nos. changed e.g. London 01-numbers are
given.
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30/7/99 Last updated: 2/12/99
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