A well-known London landmark vanishing, but not from enemy action. When the famous Crystal Palace at Sydenham was burnt some years ago two huge towers were left standing at each end of what was previously a huge block of glass buildings, and they are now being demolished with the aid of dynamite. When this 282ft tower, which is seen in the act of falling, crashed to the ground the authorities were able to salvage more than 300 tons of cast iron for war purposes.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 119, 22 May 1941, Page 7
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84A well-known London landmark vanishing, but not from enemy action.' When the famous Crystal Palace at Sydenham was burnt some years ago two huge towers were left standing at each end of what was previously a huge block of glass buildings, and they are now being demolished with the aid of dynamite. Wlien this 282 ft tower, which is seen in the act of falling, crashed to the ground the authorities were able to salvage more than 300 tons of cast iron for ' war purposes. . Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 119, 22 May 1941, Page 7
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