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- 12 Oct 2012 15:35
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Crystal Palace statue?
- Replies: 13
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Re: Crystal Palace statue?
To quote from the thread with regards to what I have called "Plinth #6: The "Guide to the Crystal Palace and Gardens" states that 26 statues personifying Cities and Nations important to trade, stood on the upper terrace. This must be inaccurate as only 24 were ever present. They were ...
- 15 Aug 2012 08:33
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Following in Pissarro's Footsteps - The Avenue Sydenham
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3203
Re: Following in Pissarro's Footsteps - The Avenue Sydenham
Great and a reminder this is the Town Gallery as well as Museum.
Good Luck with the show.
Good Luck with the show.
- 24 Jul 2012 10:22
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
- Views: 773757
Re: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
William Alfred Lloyd http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5382/williamalfredlloyd.jpg William Alfred Lloyd (1826–1880) was an English self-taught zoologist who became the first professional aquarist. Inspired by Gosse's new book, The Aquarium, published in 1854 Lloyd, who worked for a bookseller,began...
- 28 Jun 2012 23:00
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
- Views: 773757
Re: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
Engineering 1882 Great Organ Crystal Palace Gray Davison Euston London A page from The Engineer dated 1888 The Engineer is a London-based fortnightly magazine covering the latest developments and business news in engineering and technology in the UK and internationally. Founded in January 1856, it i...
- 28 Jun 2012 20:45
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
- Views: 773757
Re: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
To save me having to scan anything tonight, here are some relevant pictures i posted in 2008, here - "Festival of Empire 1911 in Colour" http://forum.sydenham.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1978&p=13498#p13498 leenewham said: Why was all this pulled down or does any of it still remain...
- 28 Jun 2012 19:40
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
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"two million pounds' worth of diamonds on show"
No problem. There's more here, http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/project-development/65364-crystal-palace.html and an article here http://arianeb.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/three-new-second-life-builds-for-2011/ Apparently virtual Crystal Palaces are prone to disappearing ! Just found this, which prove...
- 28 Jun 2012 19:01
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
- Views: 773757
Re: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
Don't quite understand the beginning of your post but you are very welcome all the same. I was inspired by the Masterplan, to do what I could to remind people of the history of the Park, no idea if that has been achieved. As the Masterplan arose form the Sports Council announcing they were abandonin...
- 26 Jun 2012 18:37
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Falkor's virtual tour of the Egyptian Court (Crystal Palace)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 46966
Re: Falkor's virtual tour of the Egyptian Court (Crystal Pal
Designing Antiquity Owen Jones, Ancient Egypt and the Crystal Palace Stephanie Moser http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8328/designingantiquity.jpg http://yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?K=9780300187076# In the 19th century, designers became involved in the public presentation of the past, focusing specif...
- 20 Jun 2012 19:47
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
Unacustomed as I am to Motivational speaking . . . .
http://www.confidentfuture.com.au/blog/ ... uggestion/
http://www.confidentfuture.com.au/blog/ ... uggestion/
- 20 Jun 2012 18:53
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
- Views: 773757
- 20 Jun 2012 18:04
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
At the meetings I attended, staffed by people employed by a PR company and hired by the LDA it was astonishing how everything dissolved in smoke and mirrors, except housing. Of course this was immediately pounced on by objectors, when it was clear to me that a little subtle questioning and they woul...
- 20 Jun 2012 17:58
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: RIP DYLON FACTORY
- Replies: 49
- Views: 74166
Re: RIP DYLON FACTORY
Question is, how to make design an issue in development. Neither community interest nor legislation seem to be working.
Perhaps I am thinking of a form of "Social Design" . . . . .
Perhaps I am thinking of a form of "Social Design" . . . . .
- 20 Jun 2012 14:23
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
I was present all that time ago to hear raised voices on both sides, my aspiration in commenting on this site is to be a sort of "anti-troll." Constantly harping on about objectors and their puce faced objecting is just adding a whine to shouting. The Masterplan is after all just a [very e...
- 20 Jun 2012 13:44
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Inflatable stonehenge coming to CP Park
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8422
Re: Inflatable stonehenge coming to CP Park
Jeremy Deller is a GOD ! Simples . . . . . .
- 20 Jun 2012 13:40
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: RIP DYLON FACTORY
- Replies: 49
- Views: 74166
Re: RIP DYLON FACTORY
Why am I not suprised . . . . . sorry to be such an Eeyore . . . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeyore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeyore
- 20 Jun 2012 13:24
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
I think so much of this proposal has come from and will be decided by people holding powers for others. As the redevelopment has always been the primary stage it is obviously their priority. Negotiationing or objecting about the redevolpments relationship to the far off benefits to the park, is abou...
- 20 Jun 2012 11:28
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
While a plan that is staggered may seem more achievable, it's also prone to mission creep and a turnover of leaders that mean all momentum is lost. Why NOTHING can be done in the meantime, clearly indicates to me that for any user of the park to see these improvements, housing development will have ...
- 20 Jun 2012 08:55
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
I think the worst thing about all these empty promises, which from what I recall if the public meetings, were supported with high approval ratings from earlier meetings with local community groups, without housing having being cleariy presented as part of the cost. Despite any pre-existing desire fo...
- 20 Jun 2012 00:14
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 73325
Re: Houses built in Crystal palace park?
Er, because the millions of pounds to fund it don't exist ? And I would think that is holding up any implementation of the masterplan, rather than any well reasoned or personally vituperative exchanges either here or anywhere else. The Rockhills site will be re - developed - eventually, but as to bu...
- 17 Jun 2012 19:05
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
- Replies: 132
- Views: 773757
Re: A Walk through the Nave of the Crystal Palace 1854
CRYSTAL PALACE, Ashsby Denton's Merrie Magpie's Concert Party - RP 1909
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