And the sparkling Crystal Palace, which had housed the wonders of the age, was shifted to south London, where it gave its name to a whole neighbourhood. The Great Exhibition’s legacy is immense.

The building will be made suitable for permanently remaining on the site and will in every way outshine the Crystal ... Great Eastern will be able to find profitable employment during the ...

163 years ago today, a great milestone; below, historian Peter Manning writes about the first-ever reported football match of the Crystal Palace Club... It is 2.30pm on the afternoon of Saturday, 15th ...