Tag Archives: Joseph Paxton

Bromley’s £1.2m design tender to overhaul Crystal Palace Park

Posted on February 23, 2023 by insidecroydon

After years of delay and dither, local authority moves to start a nine-year improvement project to realise park’s ‘potential to be a national asset for the benefit of the local community’ Bromley Council is looking to spend at least £1.2million … Continue reading →

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Community group rejects Crystal Palace plan as “a fantasy”

Posted on October 29, 2013 by insidecroydon

The leadership of a respected local community group has dismissed the sketchy scheme by a Chinese businessman to build a vast new Crystal Palace over part of the park as “a fantasy”. They have also expressed the fear that while … Continue reading →

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Boris embraces £500m “beautiful idea” but is short on detail

Posted on October 6, 2013 by insidecroydon

A community group that has been working with Bromley and the Greater London Authority for years towards an agreed redevelopment of Crystal Palace Park says that the £500 million plan announced by a Chinese businessman to recreate Joseph Paxton‘s Victorian … Continue reading →

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Appeal judges’ decision on Crystal Palace puts parks at risk

Posted on May 2, 2013 by insidecroydon

An appeal court decision to allow “luxury apartments” to be built in Crystal Palace Park could see parkland up and down the country subject to speculative development, according to a concerned London Assembly Member. Earlier this week, three Lords of … Continue reading →

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