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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Joy Dean on Wednesday 08 January 14 20:12 GMT (UK)
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I have read a lot online about the Festival of Empire at Crystal Palace in 1911 and seen lots of photos of it. However, I have not found any information about the attached. Even if I never find any other pictures of them, they are still nice to have; they belonged to a great-aunt.
MODS, please move this if it is in the wrong place. :)
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I have never seen one either (though I did used to live close by Crystal Palace) as you say, a nice thing to have from your GA.
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In The Times, Saturday, Jun 01, 1912 there is an advertisement
Entertainments, &c. Crystal Palace, James Pain and Sons present.............To-Day at 3P.M......On Football Ground: National Gymnastic Display, 5,000 Performers.
The Times, Friday, May 16, 1913. Court Circular. The Duke of Connaught is president of the national gymnastic display which is to take place on Saturday, June 7, at the football ground of Crystal Palace.
The Times, Monday, Jun 09, 1913. National Gymnastic Display at the Crystal Palace. - On Saturday afternoon the third National Gymnastic display by nearly 100 gymnastic societies, gymnasia, and classes chiefly in and around London was given on the football gound at the Crystal Palace.
Stan
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Thank you, both.
Yes, I posted the newspaper articles in http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10618
:)