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Film star from Croydon whose career ended in a tawdry scandal
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: He appeared alongside world-famous actors such as Lillie Langtry, Errol Flynn, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. But Lionel Atwill’s time in Hollywood came to a tough end after a party with some blue movies, as DAVID MORGAN explains … Continue reading
Going Underground: historians want your Subway memories
Do you have memories of Crystal Palace subway? Did you use the subway as part of the old High Level railway station or when it was an air raid shelter during the war? Maybe you played there as a child, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Education, Environment, History, Outside Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Crystal Palace, History, Lottery Heritage Fund, Paxton, Second World War, Southwark, Subways, Sydenham Hill
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Brown’s ghost train ride offers a twin track approach
STEVEN DOWNES reviews a novel set in our part of south London that straddles three centuries You don’t need a Tardis to embark on a bit of time travel if you are out and about in Crystal Palace. The area … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Transport
Tagged Camberwell Green, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Dulwich, London, Ripper Street, Sydenham Hill
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Community group rejects Crystal Palace plan as “a fantasy”
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
