Sydenham is a place, for the most part, in the London Borough of Lewisham; though some streets towards Crystal Palace Park and Penge are in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark. Sydenham is most famous as the location where the Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition was relocated. Famous people who have lived here include Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer; George Grove of musical dictionary fame; John Logie Baird, the television inventor; Jason Statham, a mockney gangster actor; and Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement.
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Beast of Sydenham
The Beast of Sydenham, as of 25 March 2005, is a large, panther-like black animal which has been spotted around the area, and attacked a man.[1][2]
Education
Sydenham contains two secondary schools, Sydenham High School and Sydenham School.
Famous Residents
- John Logie Baird, the television inventor
- Thomas Campbell poet
- Wilfrid de Glehn (1871-1951), painter, was born in Sydenham
- W G Grace, England's greatest cricketer
- George Grove of musical dictionary fame
- Rolf Harris was a key figure in the Sydenham Society
- Linda Ludgrove Commonwealth gold medallist swimmer
- Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx
- John Scott Russell, naval architect who built the Great Eastern
- Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement
- Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer
- Jason Statham, famous actor
- Connie Fisher singer and winner of the BBC TV program "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?"
- Norman Hunter writer, creator of Professor Branestawm
Nearest places
Nearest railway stations
- Penge East railway station
- Sydenham railway station
- Sydenham Hill railway station
- Lower Sydenham railway station
- Upper Sydenham railway station (closed in 1958)
- Penge West railway station
References
- ^ "'Big cat' attacks man in garden", BBC News, 2005-03-20. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick. "Fear stalks the streets of Sydenham after resident is attacked by a black cat the size of a labrador", The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 2005-03-25. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
External links
- Sydenham.org.uk Community website and forum.
- Sydenham Society Local community group.
- Virtual Sydenham
- Park Court Sydenham Notable residential estate with history and description of neighbourhood.
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