Alexandra Palace 1918
flickr Photowalk #17 Crouch End & Ally Pally. Take a seat in the Great Hall, a fisheye view of the centrepiece of the Palace where concerts, exhibitions and events take place. Alexandra Palace was opened in 1873, badly damaged by a fire just two weeks later, rebuilt (both times the architects were John Johnson & Alfred Meeson), and sold in the early C20th, putting it in the care of a trust whose purpose was to "maintain the building and park and make them available for the free use and recreation of the public forever". Part of the Palace was leased to the BBC in 1935, and the first regular television service was broadcast from here. In 1980, just after Haringey Council took on trusteeship, another fire destroyed much of the west side of the Palace. A planned commercial development of the building was blocked by the High Court in 2007. The theatre and the East Court, closed in 1935, were restored and reopened in 2018. Alexandra Palace is grade 2 listed.
London Borough of Haringey, North London, Greater London, England - Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way
March 2024
Alexandra Palace 1918
flickr Photowalk #17 Crouch End & Ally Pally. Take a seat in the Great Hall, a fisheye view of the centrepiece of the Palace where concerts, exhibitions and events take place. Alexandra Palace was opened in 1873, badly damaged by a fire just two weeks later, rebuilt (both times the architects were John Johnson & Alfred Meeson), and sold in the early C20th, putting it in the care of a trust whose purpose was to "maintain the building and park and make them available for the free use and recreation of the public forever". Part of the Palace was leased to the BBC in 1935, and the first regular television service was broadcast from here. In 1980, just after Haringey Council took on trusteeship, another fire destroyed much of the west side of the Palace. A planned commercial development of the building was blocked by the High Court in 2007. The theatre and the East Court, closed in 1935, were restored and reopened in 2018. Alexandra Palace is grade 2 listed.
London Borough of Haringey, North London, Greater London, England - Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way
March 2024