Sydenham

Sydenham is a place, for the most part, in the London Borough of Lewisham; though some streets towards Crystal Palace Park and Penge are in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark.

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Sydenham is most famous as the location where the Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition was relocated. Famous people who have lived here include Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer; George Grove of musical dictionary fame; John Logie Baird, the television inventor; and Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement.

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The Beast of Sydenham, as of 25 March 2005, is a large, panther-like black animal which has been spotted around the area, and attacked a man. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4370893.stm (BBC Article) , http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1443798,00.html (from The Guardian)

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Nearest places:

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• Penge
• Crystal Palace
• Dulwich
• West Norwood
• Bellingham

Nearest railway stations:

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• Penge East railway station
• Sydenham railway station
• Sydenham Hill railway station
• Lower Sydenham railway station
• Penge West railway station
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London Borough of Lewisham: The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in southeast London. It was formed in 1965 by an amalgamation of the former Boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford....

Penge: Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a suburban development situated 7.1 miles (11.4 km) south east of Charing Cross....

London Borough of Bromley: The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London. It has an area of 59 square miles (153 km²), of which the majority is green belt land. The borough is the largest in Greater London in terms of area. Most of the settlement is in the north and west of the borough, with...




Sydenham related Images and Photos (experimental)

Crystal Palace Sydenham circa 1862

Tropical Plants in the Egyptian Room Crystal Palace Sydenham 1854