Crystal Palace Programme 1908
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Crystal Palace Programme 1908
This arrived in the post yesterday!
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My pleasure.
Here's the double page map from the centre of the programme, fresh from the copyshop.
Crystal Palace, with a similar view to the Map, posted 1920.
1. Crystal Palace Company's School of Practical engineering.
2. Crystal Palace Company's School of Art, Science and Literature.
3. Firework Terrace.
[I always thought this was on the terrace? Is that the wall of the orangery?]
4. Topsy Turvey Railway.
5. Waterchute and Rapids.
6. North Tower - Ascent by Lift.
7. Crystal Palace Company's School of Physical Culture.
Royal Navy Kite Balloon 1915
8. Balloon Ground.
9. Dancing Platform.
[Panorama Building being disguised as a mini Taj Mahal]
10. Panorama.
11. Maxim's Flying Machine.
12. Maze.
13. Polo Stables.[these were on the site of Capel Manor Farm]
14. Football and Polo Ground.
15. Areodrome.
16. Cycle Track.
17. Bowling Greens.
18. Swings and Roundabouts.
19. Boating Lake.
20. Extinct Animals [Dinosaurs.]
[This postcard sold for £34.00 on 26-Jan-08 20:42:38 GMT!]
21. Cricket Ground.
"The Switchback - Crystal Palace." J. Russell & Sons.
22. Switchback.
23. Lavatories.
Here's the double page map from the centre of the programme, fresh from the copyshop.
Crystal Palace, with a similar view to the Map, posted 1920.
1. Crystal Palace Company's School of Practical engineering.
2. Crystal Palace Company's School of Art, Science and Literature.
3. Firework Terrace.
[I always thought this was on the terrace? Is that the wall of the orangery?]
4. Topsy Turvey Railway.
5. Waterchute and Rapids.
6. North Tower - Ascent by Lift.
7. Crystal Palace Company's School of Physical Culture.
Royal Navy Kite Balloon 1915
8. Balloon Ground.
9. Dancing Platform.
[Panorama Building being disguised as a mini Taj Mahal]
10. Panorama.
11. Maxim's Flying Machine.
12. Maze.
13. Polo Stables.[these were on the site of Capel Manor Farm]
14. Football and Polo Ground.
15. Areodrome.
16. Cycle Track.
17. Bowling Greens.
18. Swings and Roundabouts.
19. Boating Lake.
20. Extinct Animals [Dinosaurs.]
[This postcard sold for £34.00 on 26-Jan-08 20:42:38 GMT!]
21. Cricket Ground.
"The Switchback - Crystal Palace." J. Russell & Sons.
22. Switchback.
23. Lavatories.
Last edited by tulse hill terry on 2 Jun 2012 21:10, edited 3 times in total.
Very good! Thanks for scanning and sharing with us. These Crystal Palace Programmes are most useful for finding out about exactly which exhibits/entertainments were on offer at the palace. They have some down at Bromley Library. By studying these, you can find out when the Aquarium became the Monkey House, for example, and follow the evolution of the palace and the park, including how the industrial courts changed names over the years. You can know about featured fairground rides like The Switchback Railway when photos of it are quite rare.
This is brilliant!
One thing puzzles me about Crystal Palace Park. That is the large towwerblock near the sports stadium.
1. What is it?
2. Does anyone live there?
3. How on earth did it ever get permission to be there?
4. Has it always had the same use?
5. Is it going to survive the work planned on the park?
One thing puzzles me about Crystal Palace Park. That is the large towwerblock near the sports stadium.
1. What is it?
2. Does anyone live there?
3. How on earth did it ever get permission to be there?
4. Has it always had the same use?
5. Is it going to survive the work planned on the park?
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