
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Crystal Palace mid 19th C. Recorded plaque organisation: Berkhamsted Town Council.
The Crystal Palace was a monumental cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park; it was later relocated to Sydenham Hill, not Berkhamsted, showcasing technological and cultural achievements of the era.
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