When Crystal Palace Park was constructed in the 1850s, it was arguably the world's first 'theme park'. The giant Palace held technological wonders of the modern world, while walking along the central pathway took the visitor to the prehistoric landscape of the lower lakes and dinosaur park. The dinosaurs caused a sensation when the Park was opened as they were designed and built before Darwin's 'Origin of Species' was published. They were the first life sized replicas of the prehistoric reptiles ever built. The dinosaurs were recently restored by Bromley Council following a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The £4 million programme brought together a team of palaeontologists and landscape architects. Original colours were restored, replacements made and models reconstructed to match historic records of the original designs. We only saw a small part of the park and will go back for more some time. http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/046/539716695_bpku2-Ti.jpg http://brodick.smugmug.com/gallery/8251412_r2KGW/ 2009-05-18T03:50:06Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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height="150" alt="Across the lake towards Crystal Palace TV mast" title="Across the lake towards Crystal Palace TV mast" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/002/539716745_DBcaF-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:05:04 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Coot</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717145_ckv9p" title="Coot"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/012/539717145_ckv9p-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Coot" title="Coot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/012/539717145_ckv9p-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:35:46 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Coot</p><p><a 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width="150" height="150" alt="Pigeon" title="Pigeon" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/003/539717088_R7wev-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:06:39 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Coot on nest</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717099_JF6Vh" title="Coot on nest"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/009/539717099_JF6Vh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Coot on nest" title="Coot on nest" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/009/539717099_JF6Vh-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:29:52 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Heron</p><p><a 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http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/015/539717229_2eAC8-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:40:43 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Heron</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717291_dkZtB" title="Heron"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/018/539717291_dkZtB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Heron" title="Heron" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/018/539717291_dkZtB-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:43:35 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Heron</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717273_vvRfZ" title="Heron"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/017/539717273_vvRfZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Heron" title="Heron" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/017/539717273_vvRfZ-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:41:19 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717252_KparU" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/016/539717252_KparU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/016/539717252_KparU-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:40:50 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717066_8wwL7" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/045/539717066_8wwL7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/045/539717066_8wwL7-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 14:22:02 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717052_5PyYa" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/044/539717052_5PyYa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/044/539717052_5PyYa-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 14:21:37 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Prehistoric trail</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716870_WNTkG" title="Prehistoric trail"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/023/539716870_WNTkG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Prehistoric trail" title="Prehistoric trail" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/023/539716870_WNTkG-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:53:06 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716899_Fckfb" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/024/539716899_Fckfb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/024/539716899_Fckfb-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:53:18 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716842_WvbAt" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/022/539716842_WvbAt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/022/539716842_WvbAt-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:51:52 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716779_DgeNd" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/021/539716779_DgeNd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/021/539716779_DgeNd-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:51:46 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716772_2q44Y" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/020/539716772_2q44Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/020/539716772_2q44Y-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:50:14 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Prehistoric trail</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716914_guojN" title="Prehistoric trail"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/025/539716914_guojN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Prehistoric trail" title="Prehistoric trail" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/025/539716914_guojN-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:53:49 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716931_Q4wGm" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/026/539716931_Q4wGm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/026/539716931_Q4wGm-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:54:22 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717011_cYq56" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/030/539717011_cYq56-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/030/539717011_cYq56-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:56:58 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717036_BMu3s" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/041/539717036_BMu3s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/041/539717036_BMu3s-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 14:04:50 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716997_GeEMA" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/029/539716997_GeEMA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/029/539716997_GeEMA-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:56:26 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Dinosaur</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716976_xPysn" title="Dinosaur"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/028/539716976_xPysn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/028/539716976_xPysn-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:55:27 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Prehistoric Trail</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539716952_bjBU7" title="Prehistoric Trail"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/027/539716952_bjBU7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Prehistoric Trail" title="Prehistoric Trail" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/027/539716952_bjBU7-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:54:30 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />TV mast & stadium lights</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717302_HTdqv" title="TV mast & stadium lights"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/019/539717302_HTdqv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="TV mast & stadium lights" title="TV mast & stadium lights" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/019/539717302_HTdqv-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 13:48:13 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />National Sports Centre and Athletics Stadium</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/8251412_r2KGW#539717317_Mxytx" title="National Sports Centre and Athletics Stadium"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/042/539717317_Mxytx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="National Sports Centre and Athletics Stadium" title="National Sports Centre and Athletics Stadium" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-18T03:53:46Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/Travel/Gardens/Crystal-Palace-Park-London/042/539717317_Mxytx-Th.jpg 2009-05-15 14:13:50