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Sydenham Collection (page 13)

Background imageSydenham Collection: Crystal Palace fire, 29-30 November 1936

Crystal Palace fire, 29-30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, on the night of the fire, 29-30 November 1936. 1936

Background imageSydenham Collection: Crystal Palace after the fire, 30 November 1936

Crystal Palace after the fire, 30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, after the fire, 30 November 1936. 1936

Background imageSydenham Collection: Preparing for Industrial Fair at Crystal Palace, Sydenham

Preparing for Industrial Fair at Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Preparing for an Industrial Fair at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London. circa 1920

Background imageSydenham Collection: Captain William Duncan Dale ready for balloon ascent

Captain William Duncan Dale ready for balloon ascent
Captain William Duncan Dale ready for his balloon ascent at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London, July 1892. 1892

Background imageSydenham Collection: Captain William Duncan Dale

Captain William Duncan Dale, who died in a balloon crash at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London, on 29 June 1892. late 19th century

Background imageSydenham Collection: Tyneside naval recruits, Crystal Palace, SE London, WW1

Tyneside naval recruits, Crystal Palace, SE London, WW1
Tyneside recruits in Winston Churchills new Naval Division at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London, 10 September 1914. 1914

Background imageSydenham Collection: The Crystal Palace aquarium 1871

The Crystal Palace aquarium 1871
Visitors at the Crystal Palace aquarium at Sydenham, 1871 1871

Background imageSydenham Collection: Station at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham 1865

Station at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham 1865
The new high-level station at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. 1865

Background imageSydenham Collection: Gigantic Christmas tree at Crystal Palace 1854

Gigantic Christmas tree at Crystal Palace 1854
The gigantic Christmas tree at Crystal Palace, Sydenham which occupied the central transept. The general design was carried out by Mr Hurwitz, loaded with a variety of ornaments and nicknacks

Background imageSydenham Collection: Moulding room - Crystal Palace, Sydenham 1854

Moulding room - Crystal Palace, Sydenham 1854
Moulding room. Date: 1854

Background imageSydenham Collection: Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham

Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Diners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B. Waterhouse Hawkins who was constructing models of various dinosaurs in his studio at Crystal

Background imageSydenham Collection: Shakespeare monument at Crystal Palace, London 1864

Shakespeare monument at Crystal Palace, London 1864
Visitors outside the huge glass structure of the Crystal Palace exhibition in Sydenham, London. Looking at the Shakespeare monument, designed by J. W Thomas. Date: 1864

Background imageSydenham Collection: Extinct Animals Carved

Extinct Animals Carved
Figures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science. Date: circa 1854

Background imageSydenham Collection: CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRESS

CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRESS
Surrounded by the green fields and woods of Sydenham, south- east London, the new Crystal Palace starts to take shape. Date: 1853

Background imageSydenham Collection: VICTORIA AT SYDENHAM

VICTORIA AT SYDENHAM
Victoria arrives with Albert to open the Crystal Palace in its new location. Date: 10 June 1854

Background imageSydenham Collection: SYDENHAM WORK STARTS

SYDENHAM WORK STARTS
In the green fields of Sydenham, south-east London, work starts on the new Crystal Palace, recycling the materials from the Great Exhibition. Date: 1853

Background imageSydenham Collection: CRYSTAL PALACE ANIMALS

CRYSTAL PALACE ANIMALS
The sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are a notable feature of the Palace grounds. Date: circa 1854

Background imageSydenham Collection: CRYSTAL PALACE ALHAMBRA

CRYSTAL PALACE ALHAMBRA
The Alhambra Court at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, modelled on the Court the Lions in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain Date: 1860

Background imageSydenham Collection: CRYSTAL PALACE FOUNTAINS

CRYSTAL PALACE FOUNTAINS
The illumination of the fountains at the Crystal Palace in Sydenham Date: 1864

Background imageSydenham Collection: PALACE CONSTRUCTION 1854

PALACE CONSTRUCTION 1854
The Crystal Palace is re-constructed at Sydenham while the garden front is landscaped Date: 1854

Background imageSydenham Collection: Egyptian court in Crystal Palace

Egyptian court in Crystal Palace
Construction of the new Crystal Palace at Sydenham: workmen assembling the Egyptian Court

Background imageSydenham Collection: DINING INSIDE IGUANODON 1854

DINING INSIDE IGUANODON 1854
Hawkins invities scientists to dine inside his iguanodon model at the Crystal Palace exhibition at Sydenham. Date: 1854

Background imageSydenham Collection: The Crystal Palace, Sydenham, South London

The Crystal Palace, Sydenham, South London Date: circa 1904

Background imageSydenham Collection: Germinating seeds of the pea Pisum sativum

Germinating seeds of the pea Pisum sativum and bean Phaseolus vulgaris.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Background imageSydenham Collection: Yellow flax or three-styled flax with vivid

Yellow flax or three-styled flax with vivid yellow flowers, native of India, Linum trigynum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Background imageSydenham Collection: Blitz in London -- Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, WW2

Blitz in London -- Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters damping down the remains of shops and dwellings in the aftermath of an incendiary bomb attack at Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, SE London

Background imageSydenham Collection: Crystal Palace with busy snow scene on a Christmas card

Crystal Palace with busy snow scene on a Christmas card
Crystal Palace with a busy snow scene on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSydenham Collection: Belfast & County Down Railway. at Sydenham

Belfast & County Down Railway. at Sydenham - a view of the station shop and people outside. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Sydenham). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageSydenham Collection: Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany



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