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mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 30 Nov 22 7.18pm | |
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I can't stay on here so I'll tell you if you don't know. But it's poignant. On the night of 30th November 1936, The Crystal Palace burnt down .
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Henry of Peckham Eton Mess 30 Nov 22 7.57pm | |
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Originally posted by mezzer
I can't stay on here so I'll tell you if you don't know. But it's poignant. On the night of 30th November 1936, The Crystal Palace burnt down . My Dad used to tell us about seeing the flames from his aunt's house at the top of Benhill Road in Sutton. I believe the interior of the Bethnal Green Museum is the only remaining part of the original Hyde Park structure.
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Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 30 Nov 22 10.03pm | |
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My great grandfather and his brother worked at the Palace. Uncle Sid was a joiner employed to build the exhibition stands. He saw the fire from his home in Addiscombe and it badly affected him. He was never the same after the fire. I had a large chunk of glass many years ago that he salvaged from the site. I regret to say I didn't think it was worth hanging on to, so I no longer have that little piece of history.
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becky over the moon 30 Nov 22 10.24pm | |
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Mum & Dad stood on the railway bridge at Avenue Road to watch the Palace burn down, went home, had a shag and I was the result......
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mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 30 Nov 22 10.28pm | |
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Originally posted by becky
Mum & Dad stood on the railway bridge at Avenue Road to watch the Palace burn down, went home, had a shag and I was the result...... Out of the ashes.....
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Eden Eagle Kent 01 Dec 22 6.45am | |
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My dad talked about seeing it burn - he cycled down to watch. The Palace would have been unlikely to have survived the blitz anyway as all around that area was heavily bombed.
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Dubai Eagle 01 Dec 22 7.18am | |
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Mum & her sister used to talk about sitting on the hill at the Alexandra Palace during the war watching the doodlebugs flying overhead, I guess if the Crystal Palace fire was during the war Originally posted by Eden Eagle
My dad talked about seeing it burn - he cycled down to watch. The Palace would have been unlikely to have survived the blitz anyway as all around that area was heavily bombed.
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Teddy Eagle 01 Dec 22 7.41am | |
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Stirlingsays Online 01 Dec 22 7.56am | |
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Originally posted by becky
Mum & Dad stood on the railway bridge at Avenue Road to watch the Palace burn down, went home, had a shag and I was the result...... Born of fire.
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YT Oxford 01 Dec 22 7.58am | |
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Originally posted by becky
Mum & Dad stood on the railway bridge at Avenue Road to watch the Palace burn down, went home, had a shag and I was the result...... You don't look a day over 85 years and 3 months! Edited by YT (01 Dec 2022 7.59am)
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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 01 Dec 22 8.03am | |
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Originally posted by becky
Mum & Dad stood on the railway bridge at Avenue Road to watch the Palace burn down, went home, had a shag and I was the result...... may not have even bothered going home becky.
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