Dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Crystal Palace Foundation
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Camille Pissarro - SE19
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) impressionist painter, stayed on this site 187...
Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'
On this site stood Rockhills, the home of Sir Joseph Paxton MP, 1852 - 1865, ...
Other Subjects
Garrick Club
Private members’ Club at 15 Garrick Street, named after David Garrick. Notoriously it maintains its rule of not admitting women as members. Members include many high profile or powerful men in fiel...
Turk's Head - Wapping
This entry discusses two pubs in Wapping, both called the Turk's Head. The Turk's Head in Wapping High Street is said to be the pub where condemned men, on their way to Execution Dock, were given ...
Swan Wharf & Swan Inn
In the 19th century Swan Wharf was the site of a brewery and public house 'Swan Inn', destroyed by fire in 1871. The image, an 1878 photo by William Reid, shows the tower of All Saints behind. Th...
Nell Deller
Local community organiser and campaigner. Lived on the Peckwater Estate 1966 - 2003. A play centre in 1972, some play groups, countless ‘jollies’ to the seaside for tenants - all owe their existen...