Saturday, September 17, 2016

Crystal Palace Subway

As part of Open House London this weekend, the old Crystal Palace Subway is open this weekend and I went along today. The subway, which opened in 1865, once linked the High Level Station to Crystal Palace Park, passing under Crystal Palace Parade. After the Crystal Palace was burned down in 1936, the need for it declined. It was used as an air raid shelter in World War Two, but became obsolete when the High Level railway station was closed in 1954. In the 1970s it was bricked up, and although occasionally broken into for raves it has rarely been opened since.






nice touch - a list of staff known to have worked in the station refreshment rooms
The subway is open again tomorrow, Sunday 17 September 2016, 10 -  5, no need to book


The Chemical Brothers 'Setting Sun' video was filmed there in 1996



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