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WHAT’S THE STORY? Gone but Not Forgotten

A simple list tells the story this week. An interesting piece hidden deep in the ally pally website tells us more about the history of the landscaped park and notes: ‘Almost every type of park and outdoor entertainment faci ...

A simple list tells the story this week. An interesting piece hidden deep in the ally pally website tells us more about the history of the landscaped park and notes: ‘Almost every type of park and outdoor entertainment facility has existed in the park at some point’, here is their fascinating list of the facilities that have been lost:

– Miniature Railway (at the boating lake)

– Tennis courts: three in the Grove, six at the Avenue

– Japanese village (destroyed by fire)

– Banqueting hall (destroyed by fire)

– Rifle range and cottage

– Race course, grandstand, paddocks and other buildings (demolished)

– Two Football pavilions (demolished)

– Bowling green (lost to the temporary events pavilion in the 1980s)

– Village on stilts (in boating lake)

– Sea scouts facility (demolished)

– Allotments (inside the race course – now open grass)

– Plant nursery (now the garden centre)

– A Bandstand (in the Grove)

– Children’s Paddling pool (now basketball area)

– Lido (edging kerbs still visible)

– Air Training Corps facility (demolished)

– Two further ornamental lakes

– Dry ski slope (closed down)

– Royal Observer Corps bunker (closed down)

– BBC Gardener’s world garden (on the slope below the BBC Tower)

See the following for more info: http://www.alexandrapalace.com/content/uploads/2011/03/alexandra-palace-park-history.pdf

 

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