Crystal Palace On Fire, 1936

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BEXLEY BROMLEY GREENWICH LAMBETH LEWISHAM SOUTHWARK

Crystal Palace On Fire, 1936

Photograph taken on 30th November 1936. Copyright: Kenneth Talbot.

All attempts to rebuild have ended in failure. The two towers were demolished during World War II and much of the statuary was sold off in the 1950s.

Apart from the TV transmitter, all that remains today are crumbling terraces and the park.

The cause of the fire that destroyed the Crystal Palace is unknown, although an electrical fault due to old wiring is suspected.

At first it was not believed to be serious but with so much dry old timber flooring it spread rapidly.

Broken glass panels in the roof had been replaced with boarding and as the heat rose these caught fire turning the transepts into chimneys.

A strong northerly wind did the rest and by the next day all that remained were the two transepts and a tangled mass of iron and melted glass.

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CRYSTAL PALACE (Bromley)

Crystal Palace
Site before
Construction, 1852

Materials Arriving
from Hyde Park,
Crystal Palace, 1853

Navvies at
Crystal Palace, 1853

Prehistoric Monsters,
Crystal Palace Park, c. 1854

Alhambra Court,
Crystal Palace, c. 1886

Fountains in the Park, Crystal Palace, c. 1886

Crystal Palace Parade, Crystal Palace, c. 1900

Cricket Ground,
Crystal Palace, c. 1900

Fire Station,
Crystal Palace, c. 1906

Upper Terrace,
Crystal Palace, c. 1910

Mediaeval Court,
Crystal Palace, c. 1920

Fireworks at
Crystal Palace, c. 1920

Handel Festival,
Crystal Palace, 1926

Aerial View of
Crystal Palace, 1936

Central Transept
(northside),
Crystal Palace, 1936

Kennel Club Show,
Crystal Palace, 1936

South London Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1936

Crystal Palace
On Fire, 1936


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