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The Alexandra Park and Palace (Public Purposes) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. cclix) changed the status of the park from private ownership to a public trust. The first company was set up in the 1850s to build an educational, recreation and events venue to rival south London's Crystal Palace which took the main structure of the Great Exhibition, 1851 from Hyde Park, London.
Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in North London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A Grade II listed building, [ 2 ] it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. [ 3 ]
The London Borough of Haringey maintains 240 hectares (590 acres) of parks and open spaces. By 2015, 20 of these were accredited with a Green Flag Award. [1] Until their disbandment in April 2009, the parks were patrolled by the Haringey Parks Constabulary.
Tottenham High Road, near the High Cross, across from the Maa Maat Cultural Centre: 1983: Vanessa Pomeroy: Sculpture — [14] Equality-Harmony: Tangmere House, Broadwater Farm Estate: 1986–1987: Gülsün Erbil: Mosaic mural Grade II
A former station also named Alexandra Palace, sited actually at the venue, was on the Highgate-Alexandra Palace Line, while Palace Gates (Wood Green) station was on the Palace Gates Line. Just outside the station to the north is Bounds Green train depot , used for storage and maintenance of the high-speed trains used on the main line.
Alexandra Palace has also hosted other events including the PDC World Darts Championship and a number of Boxing events. During the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the Haringey Athletic Club were at the forefront of a new generation of inner city athletes producing many Olympians. They have since been amalgamated into the Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club ...
Alexandra Palace was awarded major grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Haringey Council for the East Wing Restoration Project, including the theatre, which was the biggest investment in the palace for a generation. [23] [26] Additional funds came from charitable trusts, businesses and individual donations.
Muswell Hill is a suburban district of the London Borough of Haringey, north London. The hill, which reaches over 100 m (330 ft) above sea level, is situated 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (9 kilometres) north of Charing Cross. Neighbouring areas include Highgate, Hampstead Garden Suburb, East Finchley and Crouch End. It has many streets with Edwardian ...