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Crystal Palace’s dinosaurs are no longer at risk of extinction
Crystal Palace Park’s Grade I-listed dinosaurs have been removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, after years of painstaking work by expert restorers and local volunteers. The move comes as the multi-million-pound restoration project across the whole park has … Continue reading
Up! Up! And away! You’re invited to Crystal Palace celebrations
After more than a year of regeneration works, key areas of Crystal Palace Park have been transformed, including the world-famous Grade I-listed dinosaurs, while the new Visitor Centre is ready to open and a dinosaur adventure playground has been built. … Continue reading
Works begin on park’s dinosaur-themed adventure playground
Amid all the regeneration works taking place within the Grade II*-listed Crystal Palace Park, there’s also a busy schedule of events coming up, including Christmas wreath-making, a charity fun run and an arts and crafts fair in the award-winning Subway … Continue reading
£500,000 donation aids Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur project
A charitable foundation has made a grant of half-a-million pounds to the Crystal Palace Park Trust towards the historic park’s regeneration projects. “The grant, over two years, will support work to preserve and regenerate historic features and landscapes within Crystal … Continue reading
Historic England tries to future-proof dinos with 3D models
Twenty-nine interactive 3D models of the surviving Crystal Palace Victorian dinosaur sculptures have been created by Historic England, in collaboration with the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. The models let you get up close and personal with the Grade I-listed … Continue reading
Dinosaur sculptures get help from Heritage Lottery Fund
Crystal Palace Park has received £304,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help with the improvements and restoration of its “dinosaur island”. The Lottery grant is part of a wider £5million regeneration project being undertaken in the park by … Continue reading
