Sydenham
District of Beckenham
England - United Kingdom

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre

The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit. It was one of the five National Sports Centres, run on behalf of Sport England, but responsibility has been transferred to the London Development Agency and is managed by Greenwich Leisure Limited.

Located at 51.4191, -0.0688056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Athletics venues in London, Basketball venues in England, Buildings and structures in Bromley, Corinthian F.C., Crystal Palace F.C., Defunct football venues in England, Defunct rugby league venues in England, Defunct rugby union venues in England, FA Cup Final venues, Grade II* listed buildings in London, Sports venues in London, Swimming venues in London, Visitor attractions in Bromley, Sports academies

Horniman Museum

The Horniman Museum is a museum in Forest Hill, South London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Arts and Crafts style. The Horniman Museum is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and is constituted as a company and registered charity under English law.

Located at 51.4406, -0.0608333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gardens in London, Parks and open spaces in Lewisham, Museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Natural history museums in the United Kingdom, Charities based in the United Kingdom, Musical instrument museums, Anthropology museums, Music museums in the United Kingdom, Museums in Lewisham, Museums established in 1901, 1898 architecture, Edwardian architecture in London

Penge Urban District

Penge was a civil parish and a local government district located to the southeast of London, England. It included the settlements of Penge, Anerley and part of Crystal Palace. It was part of the London postal district, Metropolitan Police District and, from 1933, the London Passenger Transport Area. Penge was a detached hamlet of the ancient parish of Battersea in the Brixton hundred of Surrey.

Located at 51.4167, -0.0666667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963, History of Kent, History of Bromley, History of local government in London (1889–1965), Urban districts of England

Sydenham School

Sydenham School (known as Sydenham Girls by locals) is a comprehensive girls' school located on Dartmouth Road in Sydenham, London.

Located at 51.4342, -0.0588889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Girls' schools in London, Comprehensive schools in Lewisham, Educational institutions established in 1917, Science Colleges in London, 1917 establishments in England

Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewisham West and Penge is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jim Dowd of the Labour Party.

Located at 51.43, -0.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Politics of Lewisham, Politics of Bromley, Parliamentary constituencies in London, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2010

London Olympians

The London Olympians is a British amateur American football team, based in Crystal Palace, London. They are the United Kingdom's most successful amateur American football club. The team currently plays in the Premiership of the BAFA Community Leagues The Olympians were formed in 1984 as the Streatham Olympians and were founding members of the first ever national American Football league in Britain.

Located at 51.4191, -0.0688056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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BAFA National League teams, Sport in Bromley, Sport in Croydon, Sport in Southwark, American football teams in England, American football teams in London

Crystal Palace circuit

Crystal Palace circuit was a motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace, London, England. The circuit was located within Crystal Palace park. The route of the track can still be seen on maps providing access to the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre that is also located in the park.

Located at 51.4214, -0.0694444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Motorsport venues in England, Sports venues in London, Demolished buildings and structures in London, Speedway in London

Penge Common

Penge Common was an area of north east Surrey and north west Kent which now forms part of London, England; covering most of Penge, all of Anerley, and parts of surrounding suburbs including South Norwood. It abutted the Great North Wood and John Rocque's 1745 map of London and its environs showed that Penge Common now included part of that wood. An area named Penge Place was excised from the northernmost part of Penge Common and was later used for the relocation of The Crystal Palace.

Located at 51.4142, -0.0641667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Bromley, History of Croydon

A2216 road

The A2216 is an A road in South London. It runs from Denmark Hill to Sydenham. Part of the road is an ancient thoroughfare, Lordship Lane. In Dulwich the road runs via the South Circular Road.

Located at 51.427, -0.056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roads in England, Transport in Lewisham, Transport in Southwark

A234 road

The A234 is an A road between Crystal Palace and Beckenham in London, England. It starts as Crystal Palace Park Road near the top of Sydenham Hill. Running down on the North side of Crystal Palace Park it passes under two viaducts for the railway lines between London Bridge and East Croydon and Crystal Palace. It then enters Penge as Penge High Street before crossing the A213. It then passes underneath Tramlink route 2, before finishing at Beckenham town centre.

Located at 51.4153, -0.0531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roads in England, Transport in Bromley

Kirkdale School

Kirkdale School (1964 - 1980s) was a small, independent free school located at 186 Kirkdale Road, Sydenham, London, England. During the entirety of the school's existence it was run as a parent/teacher co-operative. Kirkdale is one of several free schools to have been established in the United Kingdom in the twentieth century. Others include (Sands School in Devon, Summerhill in Suffolk and Kilquhanity School in the Scottish Borders).

Located at 51.429, -0.0586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Democratic education, Defunct schools in Lewisham, Educational institutions established in 1964, 1964 establishments in England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, also known as Dinosaur Court, are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and extinct mammals located in Crystal Palace, London. Commissioned in 1852 and unveiled in 1854, they were the first dinosaur sculptures in the world, pre-dating the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by six years.

Located at 51.4175, -0.0672222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1854 sculptures, Buildings and structures in Bromley, Grade I listed buildings in London, Dinosaur sculptures, Outdoor sculptures in London, Visitor attractions in Bromley, Paleoart, Sculpture series

Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform

The Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform, located in Crystal Palace, London, is a striking structure, designed by Ian Ritchie Architects. The building was nominated for the RIBA's Stirling Prize award in 1998. The project received the 'Excellence in Design' award from the American Institute of Architects. The platform is located in Crystal Palace Park, in the London Borough of Bromley. It is known locally as the rusty laptop.

Located at 51.424, -0.0691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Bromley, Music venues in London, Visitor attractions in Bromley

Forest Hill Pools

Forest Hill Pools is a small local leisure centre in Forest Hill, London. After being closed for Health and Safety Reasons in 2006, it was rebuilt including two pools and a health and fitness suite and reopened in September 2012. It is located on the same road as the Forest Hill railway station, and is located next to Sydenham School and Forest Hill Library.

Located at 51.436, -0.056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sport in Lewisham, Swimming venues in London

Forest Croft

Forest Croft and Taymount Grange are two 1930s Art Deco–style mansion blocks situated at the top of Taymount Rise in Forest Hill, London. Forest Croft was built in 1937 to designs by Arnold Andre Higuer, on a site previously occupied by a house called The Mount. It comprises 63 flats. Taymount Grange was built in 1935 to designs by George Bertram Carter on the site of Taymount a 19th Century house and the former Queens Tennis Club. The developer was Sir Malerham Perks.

Located at 51.4381, -0.0593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Lewisham, Art Deco architecture in London

Lordship Lane railway station

Lordship Lane railway station was a station in Dulwich, south London, on the Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway, built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1865 It was closed during the first world war between 1917 and 1919. It was closed again on 22 May 1944 after the station suffered heavy bomb damage but was temporarily repaired and reopened on 4 March 1946. The station was closed along with the rest of the line on 20 September 1954.

Located at 51.4403, -0.0653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Southwark, Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1865, Railway stations closed in 1954, Dulwich

Sydenham Hill Wood

Sydenham Hill Wood is a nine-hectare wood on the northern slopes of the Norwood Ridge in the London Borough of Southwark, and isan important wildlife site. Together with the adjacent Dulwich Wood (which is privately owned and managed by the Dulwich Estate), Sydenham Hill Wood is the largest extant tract of the ancient Great North Wood. The two woods were separated after the relocation of The Crystal Palace in 1854 and the creation of the high level line in 1865.

Located at 51.4359, -0.0671 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ancient woods of London, Woodland in London, Parks and open spaces in Southwark, Nature reserves in Southwark, Folly buildings in England, Rail trails in England, Local Nature Reserves in England

List of public art in Bromley

This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Bromley.

Located at 51.4175, -0.0675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lists of public art by London borough, Buildings and structures in Bromley, Visitor attractions in Bromley

St. John the Evangelist, Penge

Saint John the Evangelist is the Church of England parish church of Penge, Kent, in the Diocese of Rochester, Greater London. It is located on Penge High Street, and was erected 1847 to designs of architects Edwin Nash & J. N. Round. Later in 1861, Nash alone added the gabled aisles, and in 1866 the transepts. The Pevsner Buildings of England series guides describe it as "Rock-faced ragstone. West tower and stone broach spire. Geometrical tracery, treated in Nash’s quirky way.

Located at 51.4167, -0.055 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Kent, Churches completed in 1866, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Churches in Bromley

Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses

The Free Watermen and Lightermen’s Almshouses (generally known as the Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on Beckenham Road / Penge High Street, Penge, Kent, were built in 1840–1841 to designs by the architect George Porter by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the City of London for retired company freemen and their widows. It is the most prominent and oldest of the Victorian almshouses in Penge.

Located at 51.4166, -0.0538 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Residential buildings completed in 1841, Tudor Revival architecture in England, Almshouses in the United Kingdom, , Buildings and structures in Kent

Congregational Church, Penge

The Congregational Church is the Congregational church in Penge in the London Borough of Bromley located on Penge High Street between Sainsburys and Kenilworth Road. It was built 1912 to designs by P. Morley Horder "with passage aisles and clerestory. Shafts on large, excellently carved corbels. " The structure appears fortress-like in its Romanesque Revival architectural style massing. Its elevated situation and tower dominate Penge High Street, more so than the stone broach spire of St.

Located at 51.4119, -0.0502778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Congregationalism, Churches in Bromley, Religious buildings completed in 1912, 20th-century church buildings, Romanesque Revival architecture in England

Sydenham Wells Park

Sydenham Wells Park is located in Sydenham, south east London. The park is owned by the London Borough of Lewisham and maintained by Glendale. Wells Park is named after medicinal springs which were found in Sydenham in the seventeenth century, when Sydenham was still in Kent. This attracted crowds of people to the area. Some of the former wells in the area are within the park's grounds and the springs are still active.

Located at 51.4287, -0.068342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Lewisham

Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground

Crystal Palace Park was a cricket ground in Crystal Palace, London. Located in the shadow of The Crystal Palace, the ground was established on June 3, 1857. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1864, when Kent played Nottinghamshire in the grounds first first-class match. Kent next at the ground in 1869, when they played Surrey. From 1869 to 1870, Kent played 3 further first-class matches at the ground, with their final match there coming against Sussex.

Located at 51.4215, -0.06749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct cricket grounds in England, Cricket grounds in London, Cricket grounds in Kent, Sport in Bromley

Crystal Palace Park (stadium)

Crystal Palace Sports Arena is a proposed football stadium which would be built in Crystal Palace, London, England, and would replace Selhurst Park as the home stadium of Crystal Palace Football Club. Announced in January 2011, the stadium is a redevelopment of the current Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and is expected to be ready for the 2015-2016 football season. Crystal Palace F.C.

Located at 51.4192, -0.0691667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Crystal Palace F.C., Proposed football venues in England, Sports venues in London

Livesey Hall War Memorial

The Livesey Hall War Memorial commemorates the fallen of World War I and World War II who had been employed by the South Suburban Gas Company of London. It is also a tribute to those employees who served in the wars. The monument was designed and executed by British sculptor Sydney March, of the March family of artists.

Located at 51.4314, -0.0372222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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