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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: August 2009
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Thursday, 27 August 2009. Who was Janusz Korczak? Amongst the reasons given by English Heritage for making Louise House, Dartmouth Road. A Grade II listed building was the “decisive impression” it made on Janusz Korczak when he visited in 1911. Korczak is little known in this country and it seemed worth finding out about him. E families were unable to provide this suppor.
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: All Saint's Church Bell, Sydenham
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Tuesday, 18 November 2008. All Saint's Church Bell, Sydenham. All Saints Church, Trewsbury Road, cannot now be seen to best advantage. The most visible part is the unattractive west end, which was never finished. The rest of the exterior (now obscured by more recent building), and the interior, are of exceptional quality, and the building is listed Grade I. This blog consists ...
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: August Manns, Musical Director of the Crystal Palace
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Saturday, 21 August 2010. August Manns, Musical Director of the Crystal Palace. From 1855 to 1901 August Manns was musical director of the Crystal Palace. During this time he made two very significant contributions to English music. The. Dictionary of National Biography. 1st March 1898) elaborates on this:. Matters did not rest there. Manns wrote to The Musical World. On 7th J...
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: Frightful Accident at the Crystal Palace
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Saturday, 14 March 2009. Frightful Accident at the Crystal Palace. An architectural adviser from English Heritage recently visited the monument, and reported on its condition, giving advice on repair and preservation. It is hoped that resources will become available at least to prevent further deterioration and, perhaps, to restore the monument. 16 July 2014 at 04:05. Frightfu...
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: Sydenham VC holders
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Sunday, 16 November 2008. Major Francis Harvey (1873-1916) has a rather stronger connection as he was born in Sydenham, although I haven't yet been able to establish where. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, and his VC was awarded posthumously. I am very grateful to Jan Piggott for providing much information on Pip Gardner. 25 October 2012 at 09:36.
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: Louise House, Dartmouth Road
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Tuesday, 18 November 2008. Louise House, Dartmouth Road. To the “disappoin. Ment” of some but the delight of many the Girls’ Industrial Home, between Fo. And the library and popularly known as Louise House, was recently listed Grad. E II by English Heritage. The EH report not. Ed the building’s historic and architectural interest, its assoc. F striking Victorian buildings.
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: The theft of the Irish Crown Jewels
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Monday, 4 May 2009. The theft of the Irish Crown Jewels. Sir Ernest Shackleton, who spent part of his boyhood at 12 Westwood Hill, was one of Sydenham's best-known residents. Heroes are fine, but often villains are more interesting and one of Sydenham's most notorious villains was none other than Sir Ernest’s younger brother, Francis Richard Shackleton, known as Frank. In the ...
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: May 2011
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Thursday, 26 May 2011. In 2008 English Heritage published a guide. To the work of Pulham and Co, who created artificial garden landscapes including grottos, temples and follys. The company developed cement that bore a striking resemblance to natural stone and called it Pulhamite. 8220;Hill Wood, Sydenham Hill; 1863, 1866; Alderman Stone”. London; 1870; L Clark”. 8220;(Site in)...
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: March 2009
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Saturday, 14 March 2009. Frightful Accident at the Crystal Palace. An architectural adviser from English Heritage recently visited the monument, and reported on its condition, giving advice on repair and preservation. It is hoped that resources will become available at least to prevent further deterioration and, perhaps, to restore the monument. Links to this post.
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History: The World of Herbert Brush
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Sydenham and Forest Hill Local History. A random collection of articles on the history of Sydenham and Forest Hill, in SE London. Monday, 4 May 2009. The World of Herbert Brush. In 1937 two men, a journalist and a film-maker, wrote to the New Statesman outlining their plans for a scientific survey of the everyday lives of ordinary people. They proposed that volunteers should keep diaries, recording their daily lives. The project, which became known as “Mass Observation. And continued until March 1951.
