Crystal Palace Foresters Fete

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John H
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Crystal Palace Foresters Fete

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I wonder whether any local historians have any information on this annual occasion from the nineteenth century. It is a topic in another group I belong to where a poster popped up advertising an excursion to the event by the London and North Western Railway.


Who were the Crystal Palace Foresters?


I know the building they occupied remains in Westow Street in the triangle.
JRW
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Re: Crystal Palace Foresters Fete

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I know that the Foresters were a kind of association for social and welfare purposes, though I don't know about the Crystal Palace lot. I am sure an expert will be with you in a minute. Steve Grindlay's your man, I'm sure!
John H
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JRW wrote:I know that the Foresters were a kind of association for social and welfare purposes, though I don't know about the Crystal Palace lot. I am sure an expert will be with you in a minute. Steve Grindlay's your man, I'm sure!
They were a friendly society. Some information is on the freemasons site but so far as I know they were not recognised as freemasons... unless someone knows otherwise.
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