Comments on: The Crystal Palace Subway: A True Hidden Gem

By: Jan P.

Jan P. — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 07:07:53 +0000

As a child went to Crystal Palace on a no.3 bus. Dinasours were frightening, as they were in the undergrowth. My mum spoke of seeing it on fire.
We lived in Brixton , so Crystal Palace in the late 40s and 50s was a bus ride to the countryside.

By: Mrs Elizabeth Clarke

Mrs Elizabeth Clarke — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 08:44:33 +0000

I love reading all about our beloved city, and I am amazed at how little I know about it. My grandmother was born in East Ham and my grandfather was born in Haggerston, a place very rarely spoken or written about. I ventured up to London to find their addresses but unfortunately they were bombed in the Second World War. Thank you so much for everything you write about. They are my little gems of knowledge. Regards Liz Clarke

By: Avril MacBain

Avril MacBain — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:53:06 +0000

Thank you for this most interesting post. My Father, born in the 1890s, was an architect and structural engineer. He and my Mother spoke about the wonderful Crystal Palace and how sad it was when it burnt down in 1936.

By: Peter Ridley

Peter Ridley — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:35 +0000

Truly remarkable brickwork, unseen by second class passengers …

Now that’s British!