(P165) - Park hosts Crystal Palace replica BBC news 31 May 2008
A replica of part of the original Crystal Palace is being erected in the south London park where it once stood. A team of builders and architects constructed the design in the spot where the original site once stood in Crystal Palace Park. Regeneration plans
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The palace was completely destroyed by fire in 1936 |
The palace was first erected in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition in 1851 before being reinstalled in Crystal Palace Park by its designer Sir Joseph Paxton in 1854. The pieces of the replica were made by an iron foundry in Wolverhampton and transported by steam boat down the Grand Union Canal, taking three weeks to arrive in London. The London Development Agency is planning to spend about £100m on the revamping the south London park. |