Historic subway in Crystal Palace set to be restored after 68 years of disuse South London News


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An ornate and long-abandoned pedestrian subway to South London's Crystal Palace is being opened to visitors for one weekend, as plans for its restoration get underway. Alongside a busy stretch of the A212 in South London, a simple stone gate has been unblocked, decades after it was bricked up and forgotten.


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Crystal Palace Subway, a Victorian station built in 1865, was largely destroyed in a fire, and subsequently closed in 1954, before being entirely demolished seven years later. But, its underpass lived on, and this is due to see a heavy makeover.


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12th January 2022, 04:59 PST Getty Images The subway was opened in 1865 as a way for visitors to get to the Crystal Palace A hidden Victorian subway in south-east London is set to be.


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The much-loved subway first opened in 1865 and is located to the edge of Crystal Palace Park, which itself is protected as a Registered Park & Garden at Grade II*. The Subway was designed by Charles Barry Junior and it provided a direct link from his High Level Station (demolished 1961) into the Crystal Palace via a ticketing hall.


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Hidden under Crystal Place Park's Parade in south-east London, the stunning Victorian relic was originally opened on 23 December 1865 as a walkthrough for first class passengers to Prince Albert's famous Crystal Place (designed by Sir Joseph Paxton as home to the Great Exhibition of 1851) from the High-Level Station.. Designed by Charles Barry Junior, the Subway's groined arches of.


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SE19 1LG About Explore the Crystal Palace Subway and admire the arches built in a distinctive Byzantine style. Constructed to provide access to the Crystal Palace, which stood nearby in 1865, the subway was also used as an air raid shelter during the second world war.


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The Subway is a beautifully designed and crafted relic of Victorian construction, built to provide access to the Crystal Palace for first-class rail passengers. It will shortly be reopened for the first time in many years, following completion of a major restoration project.


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Crystal Palace Subway restoration project Following the successful award of £2.8m grant funding, much needed works to restore the Crystal Palace Subway are now underway.


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The Crystal Palace subway is a beautifully designed and crafted relic of Victorian construction hidden under the road at Crystal Palace Parade. The subway is a source of pride for those locals who know of its existence.


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The Crystal Palace subway is a beautifully designed Victorian Grade II listed construction hidden under a road in Crystal Palace. We got to take a look around inside. Show more Show more.


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12th January 2022, 04:59 PST Getty Images The subway was opened in 1865 as a way for visitors to get to the Crystal Palace A hidden Victorian subway in south-east London is set to be.


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Crystal Palace Subway. AmunyAnkhesenra (Atlas Obscura User) Hidden under one of the main roads around Crystal Palace Park is a cavernous, vaulted structure that strongly resembles a crypt.


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This pedestrian underpass was built in 1865 to allow visitors to pass from the railway station to the grounds of the Crystal Palace without crossing the muddy road. The similarity of the subway to a cathedral and underground cyrpt was no coincidence, as it was designed and built by cathedral craftsmen from Italy.


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Hidden below the roaring A212, it's a crypt of Italianate cream and terracotta brickwork held aloft by a forest octagonal trunks — a dazzling subterranean antechamber you'd expect to discover.