Sydenham Town Forum

Does anyone know how this came to be so-named? Someone asked me recently and I hadn't a clue.

Alice - I have to say thank you for putting the argument FOR rebuilding the Crystal Palace so well and I agree with all your comments. I also live in Crystal Palace, but of course the park is used by residents of Penge, Sydenham and the surrounding areas. If anyone is still undecided, please go to ...

Perhaps one should ask Bromley Council - where are the fountains, where are the gardens? The park has always been a low priority and will continue to be without private funding and enterprise. That's the reality of the world we live in today, not some dream of yesteryear. Planting a grid of trees on ...

[/quote] It would be a COMMERCIAL building built on PUBLIC land, which is completely unacceptable. [/quote] Excuse me, but what do you think the original Crystal Palace was? The park was established for the purpose of housing the Crystal Palace and its exhibition - a commercial (and very successful ...