Blaze of glory

2008-04-29T00:00:00

Source: RIBA Library Photographs Collection

The destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire in 1936 came at a time when, although it had been in decline as a popular attraction, it was in historiographical terms enjoying a rebirth.

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