Jump to content

The Crystal Palace to be rebuilt ???

DulwichFox

By DulwichFox
in The Lounge

 Share

Recommended Posts

Voyageur

Voyageur

Posted
Posted

dbboy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> It would be wonderfull to see the Crystal Palace

> resurrected to its former glory, and so provide a

> focal point for south east London and attract

> visitors from all over the world. THe structure

> once complete could be used for all manner of uses

> from exhibitions. concerts, weddings etc.


It might be wonderful as an occasional visitor but many CP locals are against a huge retail space (for that is what it will largely be) being built smack on the top of parkland. The transport infrastructure struggles to cope with CP as it is today, let alone with a whacking great retail/exhibition centre stuck in the middle of it - plus the local, independent businesses in the CP triangle would almost certainly suffer as rents went sky high.

Voyageur

Voyageur

Posted
Posted

dbboy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> I am not talking about a large retail unit and

> would not agree with it being used for

> that.Bromley and Croydon already exist to provide

> such retail experiences.


Fair dues, but that is what is currently being proposed.

computedshorty

computedshorty

Posted
Posted

This was the railway within the grounds of Crystal palace.

Various systems were built to either push or pull a carriage through a tunnel using a differential in air pressure. Such a set-up carried mail beneath London in the second half of the 19th Century, and a short-lived passenger line operated alongside Crystal Palace Park (pictured above). Most ambitiously of all, a line beneath the Thames between Whitehall and Waterloo was partly constructed in the 1860s, but abandoned for financial reasons.

  • 1 month later...
Gardeners world

Gardeners world

Posted
Posted

As a then local who spent 3 years with interested parties discussing the prospect of the park being renovated & the sports facilities being upgraded with Ken Livingstones LDA, I'm delighted to hear this news. Boris wasted all these costly, lengthy negotiations & knocked the plan on the head. But he's obviously found a rich pal to revive the the plan. He'll need to get past some strong local opposition, as Bromley council tried to get a cinema complex & car park built there with funding & alleged backhanders from Kuwait without reffering to locals. Very proud to say my 87 year old Uncle was arrested for protesting!

It was always said, that if anything was to be built there, it was to be rebuilt in the spirit of the old Crystal Palace which promoted the products, skills & wonders of the Empire, for the education & entertainment of the people. Personally, I would love to see it as a new design,promoting the best of British design,art, engineering & manufacturing, at which we have excelled for many many years. Why else would foreign companies buy up all our top branded manufacturing companies? They appear to have been replaced by the financial industry as our number one earner.

It has more recently been thought the fire was started by the underfloor heating breaking through the wooden floorboards.

Further, as a biased gardener, I would love to see wonderful gardens incorporated in the park renovations, as it is this countries favourite pastime.

woodrot

woodrot

Posted
Posted

trophy project- but what really is the point ? after the exhibition, the original Xtal Place was a bit of a nothing building. sorta like the Dome, but without ?50 man paying ?100 to see Eric Clapton churn out his awful MOR mulch for a couple of hours.


* holds lighter in air*

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • Brian up the hill
      Gail's Development of the Brick House - planning permission?

      By Brian up the hill · Posted

      Nasty piece of work. Targets locations with a healthy independent presence and farmers’ markets; typical vampire capitalism. Great supporter of a Brexit too. All good reasons to go elsewhere, preferably small independent., 
    • TWB Cat Sitter
      Cat Flap

      By TWB Cat Sitter · Posted

      Hi, oglander , Congratulations on your soon-to-arrive little lion - how exciting! It's always lovely to hear someone taking the adoption route (shelters are having a major crisis at the moment!). I've been in business for 15 years & can say with certainty that most cat owners in Dulwich have catflaps so, not only are they easy to have installed, but you shouldn't find yourself short of helping hands on these local forums. A catflap is a brilliant way to keep your little lion safely in overnight as well as generally keeping track of their comings & goings. I'd be happy to walk you through the set up once you've chosen your model (SureFlap & PetSafe are two popular brands). I'm sure the rescue has already advised, but just in case they haven't, it'll be very important to keep your newly adopted cat housebound for the first 2 weeks to familiarise themselves with their new home. Once they've scent-mapped the house, you can gradually begin letting them out to explore & scent-map the garden. Exciting times! x
    • TreacleRabbit
      Charisma gymnastics - dates & costs

      By TreacleRabbit · Posted

      Hello all,  If your child goes to this gym club: since the new payment system, have you received clear information about the cost per session, the cost per term and when sessions will be omitted eg for school opened days? (I have asked the club, more than once, no full response so far) This term started in late August, before school had gone back (did many attend that session?). Next term there is no break for half term, so there are 12 sessions to be paid. Does that seem to be more sessions than there used to be?    I am sure they are doing their best, but the info from the new auto pay system isn’t detailed enough, and the auto pay just takes an unspecified amount. I wondered if it’s just me (wanting more detail), or if there are others too? (my child loves the gym itself!) thanks 
    • TorW
      Excellent electrician - Paul Edgley

      By TorW · Posted

      ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Excellent service! We had one of Paul Edgley’ s team come to fit some new lights in our living room. They were able to come at reasonably short notice, arrived on time, were friendly and professional, and did a great job. Everything was left clean and tidy afterwards, and the lights look fantastic. Highly recommend! Paul’s contact details are 07802 627967  

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...