Alexandra Palace in London

• Construction finish: 1875
• Cost: £417,128
• Type: Entertainment Venue
• Maximum Height: 220 feet / 67 meters

>1873 - Alexandra Palace opens.
>1873 - Alexandra Palace burns to the ground.
>1875 - Alexandra Palace is re-built.
>1936 - The BBC's first public television transmissions originate from the Alexandra Palace.
>10 July, 1980 - The Palace burns. Nearly half of the building is destroyed.
>17 March, 1988 - The Palace reopens.

• Kenwood House
• The British Library
• Euston Tower
• 42-56 Torrington Place
• 60 Huntley Street
• Arran House Hotel
• BT Tower
• Heal's
• Whitefield Memorial Church
• Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

There are 15 comments.

  Oh yes, skating home, down that long bendy hill, hoping your wheels wouldn't break and send you a*** over t**. Stopping, by jumping onto the grass at the bottom of the hill (by the public loos)! Oh yes, glorious days (nights even. rofl) wouldn't let you do that now.

Bill South - Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:25pm  

  I have fond memories of Ally Pally, roller skating,the fair,bunny hills,the Dive,hot summer days and the great views on warm summer nights and the bikers at Curly's tea stall at the bottom of the hill Hornsey. We used to skate home on New Year wearing our white boots ruining our wheels then taking them to Beadles to have them repaired. A great time in my life.

vivien cook - Monday, March 29th, 2010 @ 10:47pm  

  I lived in Aleaxndra Park Road, 1953 to 1958 just below the Ally Pally.I played in the then called 'bunny hills' and roller skated at the rink many times.I remember the large fun fair every year, and the boating lake, when the steam train that went around the lake, overturned on a fast corner, crashed and killed about 6 people, and injured many more. A sad time.

Mike Graff - Saturday, November 28th, 2009 @ 7:27pm  

  This wonderfully iconic building, is clearly visible in the far distance from the South Bank of the Thames, as I noticed recently, when looking out of a window on the 22nd Floor of the Union Jack Club in Waterloo.

Marc J Quigley-Ferriday - Sunday, September 14th, 2008 @ 6:11pm  

  I worked on the fairground whilst at college about 1958. I also travelled on the old steam railway!

glyn jones - Saturday, January 12th, 2008 @ 2:12pm  

  There is a bronze head bust situated inside the building of Charles Henry Hocken, 1940's does anyone know the history of this man why is the bust thereIt may not be there now thanks so much

eric hardy - Sunday, July 29th, 2007 @ 6:02pm  

  iremeber rolling skating Saturday mornings, the boating lake, and the fun fair, I also remember the old mansion house at the foot of Ally Pally, does anyone else?Us kids spent all our school holidays up there. My father and I used to walk up Ally Pally every Sunday with our dog, come rain or shine. great memories!

Janet White - Sunday, September 10th, 2006 @ 12:48pm  

  I can see the palace from my street. It is such a prominant landmark for the whole of north london - I feel it should pass into the hnds of the national trust or english heritage an a project begun to restore it to its original 1875 use - plus the historic BBC alterations.As it currently stands it is a huge shame.

Darren Roberts - Monday, May 15th, 2006 @ 10:44am  

  In the 1950's/60's the West wing had a roller skating rink, advertised as having a "Canadian" maple floor. Skates were wooden wheels on alloy plates, with boxing boots for comfort. Large crowds attended the skating, dancing and racing sessions that attracted international skaters. It was a major stop on the European racing circuit.

Peter Hogan - Friday, January 13th, 2006 @ 8:49pm  

  My grandmother & family were billeted here during 1st world war as belgian refugees. This was one of several places the Belgian refugees were housed until being dispersed throughout England until it was deemed safe for them to return to their own country.

Victoria Salmon - Saturday, November 27th, 2004 @ 7:53am