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.

Related Topics:
London Borough of Lewisham - Penge - London Borough of Bromley - 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.

Related Topics:
The Crystal Palace - Great Exhibition - Ernest Shackleton - George Grove - Logie Baird - Television - Cicely Saunders

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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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25 March - 2005

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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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