Alexandra Palace
Listed entertainment and sports venue in London
About
Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in north London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A Grade II listed building, it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. It was designed by John Johnson and Alfred Meeson. It opened in 1873 but following a fire two weeks after its opening, was rebuilt by Johnson. It was intended as "the People's Palace" and it is often referred to by the nickname "Ally Pally".
At first a private venture, in 1900 the owners planned to sell it and Alexandra Park for development. A group of neighbouring local authorities managed to acquire it. An Act of Parliament created the Alexandra Palace and Park Trust. The Act required the trustees to maintain the building and the park, and make them available for the free use and recreation of the public forever. The present trustee is the London Borough of Haringey, whose coat of arms shows lightning bolts depicting Alexandra Palace's pioneering role in the development of television.
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London Borough of Haringey
London borough in United Kingdom
0.9 mi away
Crouch End
Area of north London, England
1.1 mi away
Wood Green
Area of Haringey in London, England
0.7 mi away
Muswell Hill
Area of north London, England
0.6 mi away
Hornsey
Area of London, England
0.7 mi away
Highgate Wood telephone exchange
First all-electronic exchange in Britain
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