view gallery SE0.6 km | Victorian Post Box - Belvedere Road, London, UK in Victorian Post Boxes This Grade II listed Victorian post box is located on the south west side of Belvedere Road in Crystal Palace, London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 06/18/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Paxton Tunnel in Abandoned Train Tunnels On the Nunhead-Crystal Palace branch of the London Chatham & Dover Railway Opened: 1865, Closed: 1954 posted by: Team Sieni location: United Kingdom date approved: 06/04/2006 last visited: 09/12/2013 |
view gallery E0.8 km | Crystal Palace Railway Station - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Wikipedia Entries Crystal Palace railway station, that serves both London Overground and Southern services, is located on the south west side of Crystal Palace Park. It is one of two stations built for visitors to the Crystal Palace in the 1850s. The other has closed. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E0.8 km | Crystal Palace Overground and Mainline Station - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Train Stations/Depots Crystal Palace railway station, that serves both London Overground and Southern services, is located on the south west side of Crystal Palace Park. It is one of two stations built for visitors to the Crystal Palace in the 1850s. The other has closed. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E0.8 km | Crystal Palace Railway Station - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities Crystal Palace railway station, that serves both London Overground and Southern services, is located on the south west side of Crystal Palace Park. It is one of two stations built for visitors to the Crystal Palace in the 1850s. The other has closed. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E0.8 km | Foundations of the Crystal Palace - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities The building from the Great Exhibition held in London's Hyde Park was moved to Sydenham after the exhibition closed. The building was known as the Crystal Palace and the area took its name from that. The building burned down in 1936. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/16/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E0.8 km | You Are Here - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in 'You Are Here' Maps This "you are here" map is close to the flight of stairs that lead up from the main part of Crystal Palace Park to the Italian Terraces that are above the foundations of The Crystal Palace that was destroyed by fire in 1936. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/07/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Ira Aldridge - Hamlet Road, London, UK in Blue Plaques A Blue Plaque marking the residence of nineteenth century Shakespearian actor Ira Aldridge. posted by: OrientGeo location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/26/2020 last visited: 01/03/2021 |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Crystal Palace Sphinges - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Exact Replicas A pair of sphinges keep watch over Crystal Palace Park in south London. The sphinges, exact copies of the Tanis sphinx in the Louvre, were made for the Great Exhibition that was held in Hyde Park before being moved here. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/05/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Crystal Palace Park - Sydenham, London, UK in Sphinx Sculptures A pair of sphinx keep watch over Crystal Palace park. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 09/02/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Crystal Palace Sphinges - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities A pair of sphinges keep watch over Crystal Palace Park in south London. The sphinges, exact copies of the Tanis sphinx in the Louvre, were made for the Great Exhibition that was held in Hyde Park before being moved here. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/04/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Crystal Palace Transmitter - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Wikipedia Entries Unless you are stuck in an urban canyon the Crystal Palace TV transmitter can be seen from all over London. Built in the mid 1950s it is one of the tallest structures in London. The co-ordinates are in Crystal Palace Park. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/05/2015 last visited: 10/10/2016 |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Crystal Palace Transmitter - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities Unless you are stuck in an urban canyon the Crystal Palace TV transmitter can be seen from all over London. Built in the mid 1950s it is one of the tallest structures in London. The co-ordinates are in Crystal Palace Park. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/04/2015 last visited: 10/10/2016 |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Crystal Palace Transmitter - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Radio and Television Transmitter Towers Unless you are stuck in an urban canyon the Crystal Palace TV transmitter can be seen from all over London. Built in the mid 1950s it is one of the tallest structures in London. The co-ordinates are in Crystal Palace Park. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 04/13/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery E1 km | Sir Joseph Paxton MP - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Statues of Historic Figures This huge bust of Sir Joseph Paxton is located on the main avenue that runs north west to south east through Crystal Palace Park. The marble bust was sculpted by W F Woodington who created this piece in 1869. It was moved to this location in 1981. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/08/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E1 km | Sir Joseph Paxton Bust - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities This huge bust of Sir Joseph Paxton is located on the main avenue that runs north west to south east through Crystal Palace Park. The marble bust was sculpted by W F Woodington who created this piece in 1869. It was moved to this location in 1981. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/07/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.1 km | Crystal Palace Maze - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Outdoor Mazes The circular maze in Crystal Palace Park is located to the nirth of the park's centre. The entrance to the maze is approached from the north west. The hedges are high but thin and the route to the centre is challenging and there is an escape route. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: 10/31/2016 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Crystal Palace Maze - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities The circular maze in Crystal Palace Park is located to the nirth of the park's centre. The entrance to the maze is approached from the north west. The hedges are high but thin and the route to the centre is challenging and there is an escape route. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.1 km | Crystal Palace Dinosaurs - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Wikipedia Entries Dinosaurs lurk near the National Sports Arena in Crystal Palace Park in south London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/04/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.1 km | Crystal Palace Park - Sydenham, London, UK in Dinosaur Statues Dinosaurs lurk near the National Sports Arena in Crystal Palace Park in south London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 09/15/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.1 km | Crystal Palace Dinosaurs - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities Dinosaurs lurk near the National Sports Arena in Crystal Palace Park in south London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/04/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery NE1.1 km | Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform - London, UK in Wikipedia Entries At first sight, the concert platform looks like a chunk of rusty metal or, as has been used elsewhere, a "rusty laptop". The concert platform was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects in 1997 and sits in a natural bowl that can accommodate 8000 people. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery NE1.1 km | Concert Platform - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities At first sight, the concert platform looks like a chunk of rusty metal or, as has been used elsewhere, a "rusty laptop". The concert platform was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects in 1997 and sits in a natural bowl that can accommodate 8000 people. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/06/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.3 km | Guy the Gorilla - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in Satellite Imagery Oddities This statue of Guy the Gorilla is to be found on the north shore of the boating like at the south side of Crystal Palace Park close to the cafe. Guy was a gorilla that spent his life at London Zoo from 1947 until his death in 1978. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/07/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.4 km | RNVR Great War Memorial - Crystal Palace Park, London, UK in World War I Memorials and Monuments During the Great War, the Crystal Palace was designated "HMS Victory VI" and was used to train men in the Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve (RNVR). After the Great War, in 1931, the memorial was placed on the "quarterdeck" of HMS Victory VI. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/04/2015 last visited: 05/11/2021 |
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