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An Aeroplane: View from the Compound
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
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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Tagged 1862, Alexandra Palace, Ally Pally, design, geography, Memory, recreation, space, visitors
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The Seventh Day of an 1862 Christmas…
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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Tagged Alexandra Palace, Crystal Palace, recreation
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