The Crystal Palace Fire: The End of an Era The Crystal Palace fire occurred on 30 Nov 1936. The “people’s palace” in Sydenham which had stood dominating the skyline of Upper Norwood for over eighty years as a beacon for culture and enlightenment and an emblem for Victorian invention and engineering was no more. “A...
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The rise and fall of the Crystal Palace was brought to life on 29th Nov with Palace Dreams, a specially created live spectacle to mark the 70th anniversary of the unique structure being burned to the ground, a historic event that took place on 30 November 1936. (See ‘The Crystal Palace Fire’)....
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