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An Aeroplane: View from the Compound

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Helen Cresswell

Painted in 1918, during the First World War, this impressionistic, almost Fauvist, painting depicts the view from Alexandra Palace.  A German artist who studied in London and Munich, Sauter was confined to Alexandra Palace between 1918 and 1919 while the … Continue reading →

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Picnic at the Palace

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Helen Cresswell

Alexandra Palace – or the People’s Palace, as it has been branded since its construction and opening in the second-half of the nineteenth century – proudly stands surveying north-east London.  With sandwiches and sun cream, we planted ourselves upon a … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Day of an 1862 Christmas…

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Helen Cresswell

On the seventh day of Christmas the 1862 Committee gave to me… seven Swans a Swimming   Alexandra Palace – The People’s Palace – was opened in 1873.  Using some of the materials which had originally been used to construct … Continue reading →

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