Front:
SOUVENIR OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE, DESTROYED BY FIRE, NOV. 30TH. 1936.
G.5900.
Back:
VALENTINE'S
36-2
FAMOUS
THROUGHOUT
GREAT BRITAIN
WORLD
The Crystal Palace, London.---This monu-
mental edifice of glass and iron, one of the
great sights of London, was completely de-
stroyed by fire on Monday, November 30th
1936. Flames were visible over 27 miles
away and all London's Fire Brigades were
mobilised to fight the fire. It was erected
at Sydenham in 1854 and opened by Queen
Victoria. It consisted of a long and lofty
nave intersected by three transepts of which
the central was 384 feet long, 120 feet wide
and 168 feet high. Its total cost was
£1,500,000 and was secured for the nation
in 1913. Its fine gardens occupy 200 acres.
THIS IS A REAL PHOTOGRAPH
