The Great Nave, Crystal Palace
Photograph
1854 (photographed)
1854 (photographed)
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This photograph of 1854 shows the Great Nave of the Crystal Palace in south London. The Crystal Palace housed the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851. It was relocated from its original site in Hyde Park in central London to Sydenham in the suburbs of south London. The British photographer Philip Henry Delamotte photographed the reconstruction of the Crystal Palace between 1851 and 1854.
The Crystal Palace was the venue for various events such as exhibitions, music festivals and demonstrations of moving pictures. After the Festival of Empire in 1911 the building deteriorated further. Attempts to raise funds and to generate new interest in the building were mostly unsuccessful. The Crystal Palace was an unkempt relic from a past age by the time it was completely destroyed by a fire in 1936.
The Crystal Palace was the venue for various events such as exhibitions, music festivals and demonstrations of moving pictures. After the Festival of Empire in 1911 the building deteriorated further. Attempts to raise funds and to generate new interest in the building were mostly unsuccessful. The Crystal Palace was an unkempt relic from a past age by the time it was completely destroyed by a fire in 1936.
Object details
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| Title | The Great Nave, Crystal Palace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from collodion negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by P. H. Delamotte showing the great nave of the Crystal Palace in South London, 1854 |
| Physical description | Photograph of the Crystal Palace interior |
| Gallery label | The Great Exhibition closed on 11 October 1851 and was rebuilt in Sydenham, on the outskirts of South London, in 1854. Delamotte recorded the rebuilding project from 1852. This photograph shows the interior of the Great Nave at its new site. |
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| Summary | This photograph of 1854 shows the Great Nave of the Crystal Palace in south London. The Crystal Palace housed the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851. It was relocated from its original site in Hyde Park in central London to Sydenham in the suburbs of south London. The British photographer Philip Henry Delamotte photographed the reconstruction of the Crystal Palace between 1851 and 1854. The Crystal Palace was the venue for various events such as exhibitions, music festivals and demonstrations of moving pictures. After the Festival of Empire in 1911 the building deteriorated further. Attempts to raise funds and to generate new interest in the building were mostly unsuccessful. The Crystal Palace was an unkempt relic from a past age by the time it was completely destroyed by a fire in 1936. |
| Bibliographic reference | Photographic Views of the Progress of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. Taken during the progress of the works, by desire of the directors, by Philip H. Delamotte. Together with a list of the directors and officers of the company, etc. (London, 1855) (A portfolio of 160 albumen prints) |
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| Accession number | 39286 |
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| Record created | October 10, 2006 |
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