1957

Sir Henry Buckland

General manager of Crystal Palace 1914-49. Henry James Buckland was born in Maidstone. Lived at Rockhills, 1922-56. Knighted in 1931. Died Bromley, Kent.

The Palace burnt down in 1936 and Buckland was involved in plans to build a new exhibition, arts and sports centre, which ultimately came to very little. Buckland resigned as General Manager on 11 January 1949.

The picture is captioned: "Sir Henry Buckland ... helps workmen to pull down the last of the ironwork in the central transept after a controlled explosion, 15th July 1937." Looks like fun.

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Sir Henry Buckland

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Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'

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Sir John Whittaker Ellis

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Commander Alan Westbury Preston

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Sir John Lawrence

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Michael Collins

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Fanny Burney

W1, Bolton Street, 11

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K. J. W. Mowbray

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J. W. Hearnden

Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.

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Henry Buxton Forman

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E. H. Shepard - NW1

NW1, Kent Terrace, 10

E. H. Shepard, 1879 – 1976, painter and illustrator lived here. English Heritage

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