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- 21 Apr 2008 19:44
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: The Crystal Palace Pneumatic Railway
- Replies: 76
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I am still amazed that no photographs have survived of what was a ground breaking invention.There also appear to be no first hand accounts of the ride. You would have thought that some one would have written about the experience in typical Victorian fashion, especially the noise of the partial vacuu...
- 21 Apr 2008 06:42
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Model Railway, Church Road
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5883
Yes I remember the shop well. My father took a locomotive made by tri-ang to the shop to be repaired. When he collected it the bloke gave him a Hornby engine which used a three rail system instead of two and swore blind it was the one my dad gave him. The bloke was a tall slim man with a pencil mous...
- 20 Apr 2008 12:28
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: The Crystal Palace Pneumatic Railway
- Replies: 76
- Views: 150227
- 17 Apr 2008 20:03
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: Quoting private messages in the forum
- Replies: 30
- Views: 41354
Would somebody please explain what the hell was all that about!!Who did what to who about what and when? Why has Falkor gone off in a huff? Was it because he did not get the recognition he felt he deserved? Personally I shall miss his posts and his enthusiasm for local history.He appeared to be disa...
- 12 Apr 2008 21:36
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: witches chimney
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3009
witches chimney
Does anyone have any recollections of the witches chimney. I have heard it mentioned a few times during my years of interest with the CP. People have said that it was situated just north of where the artificial geo-strata folly is behind the waterfall/bridge. I do not know of it's purpose or if ther...
- 12 Apr 2008 16:11
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Req info: view of Anerley Hill and Crystal Palace
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34869
- 11 Apr 2008 21:07
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Req info: view of Anerley Hill and Crystal Palace
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34869
- 7 Apr 2008 19:26
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Rockhills image
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11838
- 6 Apr 2008 17:05
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Croydon Canal route - Forest Hill - a walk along the towpath
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30197
- 1 Apr 2008 21:32
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Bob Monkhouse - Syd man or not?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18759
- 24 Mar 2008 12:51
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Lost buildings of Lewisham
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33010
- 24 Mar 2008 12:08
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Lost buildings of Lewisham
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33010
- 22 Mar 2008 14:40
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Them houses on Crystal Palace Park Road
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5783
- 20 Mar 2008 09:34
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Making sense of Penge Common
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9758
- 19 Mar 2008 07:45
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Making sense of Penge Common
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9758
- 18 Mar 2008 21:14
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Making sense of Penge Common
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9758
- 18 Mar 2008 07:56
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Making sense of Penge Common
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9758
- 13 Mar 2008 07:55
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Early Penge Buildings (Part 2)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 70146
- 11 Mar 2008 10:51
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: pubs now gone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5556
271 Stanstead road The Prince Of Wales
271 Stanstead road looks very interesting. A detatched building which has undergone changes to the front elevation, probably in the late 20,s. Sits quite high and back from the road.I think this could have some hidden treasures and intrigue. I wonder if the present occupants are aware of it's histor...
- 10 Mar 2008 22:23
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: pubs now gone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5556