Alexandra Palace
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Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace in Muswell Hill, North London is impressive in its re-built Victorian vastness...the history of the Palace is no less impressive.
Because it sits atop a hill, Alexandra Palace can be seen from various places in North London.
It sometimes seem to pop into conscious view out of nowhere...you look up and it's suddenly there, leaving you puzzled as to why you've never noticed it before...it's beauty and its vastness is often missed...it just seems not to have registered its presence until its acknowledged...
Once Alexandra Palace has been pointed out to you, it becomes unforgettable...you will find yourself instinctively searching for it...looking up searchingly from trains, parks, in between gaps in houses on streets, on street corners...each time, once you've spotted it, stopping anew, to take in its commanding position on the hill, its vastness, its beauty...
And then your learn its amazing history...and once again you're dumbfounded...
Seeing Alexandra Palace and Alexandra Palace Park never cease (for me...) to be a source of excitement, wonder and amazement at its size, stunning architecture, brickwork, interior, interior plasterwork and murals.
This lens is a pointer to some of what Alexandra Palace offers individuals (for leisure and lifestyle options), SME and large organizations (for exhibitions and corporate events).
Alexandra Palace is surrounded by Alexandra Palace Park.
Alexandra Palace is now used as an exhibition, event and function venue...capable of hosting huge and small exhibitions, events and functions such as a wedding reception.
As a venue, Alexandra Palace is flexible and adaptable - as well as being able to host huge exhibitions and events, it is also capable of hosting small, intimate functions and corporate meetings in it's less bigger rooms...
For example, the aesthetically mural, elegant Londesborough Room was turned into a tea room for the Tetley sponsored Alexandra Palace 2008 Knitting and Stitching Show. A giant round tea bag was displayed outside the Londesborough Room to complete Tetley's centenary birthday celebration.
As part of the 2009 Open House London, the BBC studio at Alexandra Palace was opened (on the Saturday only) to the public for the first time - the Londesborough Room was used to show an archive screening of the BBC transmitter and the work involved for the first BBC high-definition television transmission.
Because it sits atop a hill, Alexandra Palace can be seen from various places in North London.
It sometimes seem to pop into conscious view out of nowhere...you look up and it's suddenly there, leaving you puzzled as to why you've never noticed it before...it's beauty and its vastness is often missed...it just seems not to have registered its presence until its acknowledged...
Once Alexandra Palace has been pointed out to you, it becomes unforgettable...you will find yourself instinctively searching for it...looking up searchingly from trains, parks, in between gaps in houses on streets, on street corners...each time, once you've spotted it, stopping anew, to take in its commanding position on the hill, its vastness, its beauty...
And then your learn its amazing history...and once again you're dumbfounded...
Seeing Alexandra Palace and Alexandra Palace Park never cease (for me...) to be a source of excitement, wonder and amazement at its size, stunning architecture, brickwork, interior, interior plasterwork and murals.
This lens is a pointer to some of what Alexandra Palace offers individuals (for leisure and lifestyle options), SME and large organizations (for exhibitions and corporate events).
Alexandra Palace is surrounded by Alexandra Palace Park.
Alexandra Palace is now used as an exhibition, event and function venue...capable of hosting huge and small exhibitions, events and functions such as a wedding reception.
As a venue, Alexandra Palace is flexible and adaptable - as well as being able to host huge exhibitions and events, it is also capable of hosting small, intimate functions and corporate meetings in it's less bigger rooms...
For example, the aesthetically mural, elegant Londesborough Room was turned into a tea room for the Tetley sponsored Alexandra Palace 2008 Knitting and Stitching Show. A giant round tea bag was displayed outside the Londesborough Room to complete Tetley's centenary birthday celebration.
As part of the 2009 Open House London, the BBC studio at Alexandra Palace was opened (on the Saturday only) to the public for the first time - the Londesborough Room was used to show an archive screening of the BBC transmitter and the work involved for the first BBC high-definition television transmission.
The Palace on the Hill
Ally Pally - the People's Palace
Alexandra Palace is sometimes referred to as:
Alexandra Palace is no monster...vast, yes...and no doubt costly to run and maintain...but the vastness is majestically Victorian with a panoramic view over London rooftops and skyline...
However, it is the unashamedly stunning elegant interior of Alexandra Palace that takes one's breath away...
Exhibitions and events are held in The Great Room, the Panorama Room and/or the West Hall.
Conveniently there are various eating places within the Palace and Park including a a pub, the Phoenix.
Muswell Hill and Muswell Hill Broadway with its many restaurants, food stores, clothes and accessories stores, tea rooms and pubs are within walking distance - a de-stress, visually enticing leisurely stroll through Alexandra Park (but not when it is dark or at nightfall - to state the obvious...)
- The Palace on the Hill
- The Palace in the North (to differentiate it from Crystal Palace in South London, the Palace in the South)
- Locally, Alexandra Palace is referred to as Ally Pally
- Author J.B Priestley (1894 - 1984) allegedly referred to Alexandra Palace as the "monster of Muswell Hill"
Alexandra Palace is no monster...vast, yes...and no doubt costly to run and maintain...but the vastness is majestically Victorian with a panoramic view over London rooftops and skyline...
However, it is the unashamedly stunning elegant interior of Alexandra Palace that takes one's breath away...
Exhibitions and events are held in The Great Room, the Panorama Room and/or the West Hall.
Conveniently there are various eating places within the Palace and Park including a a pub, the Phoenix.
Muswell Hill and Muswell Hill Broadway with its many restaurants, food stores, clothes and accessories stores, tea rooms and pubs are within walking distance - a de-stress, visually enticing leisurely stroll through Alexandra Park (but not when it is dark or at nightfall - to state the obvious...)
Alexandra Palace 2010 Events and Exhibition
March Events
Royal Yachting Association Volvo Dinghy ShowDinghy sailing, dinghy racing and boating enthusiasts will be flocking to Alexandra Palace for the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) 2010 Dinghy Show.
To whet your appetite, Moth dinghy sailing with hydrofoil
The 2010 Dinghy Show will be taking over Alexandra Palace - Great Hall, West Hall and Panorama Room, 6th and 7th March 2010.
Entrance ticket to the show is free of charge for children (children classed as under 16 years old for this show) on Sunday.
Royal Yatching Association members are giving a discount on the entrance ticket price. For full details see the RYA Dinghy Show website or the Alexandra Palace website.
Alexandra Palace - The Great Hall
The Great Hall
The Great Hall with its Rose window is the venue of choice for huge exhibitions, conferences, corporate events, concerts and promotional videos films - a Fiat Grande Punto advert was shoot in Alexandra Palace Great Hall.Annual popular exhibitions include :
- London's Premier Antiques, 20th Century, Collectors and Art Deco Fair
- The Knitting and Stitching Show
- Asian Wedding Exhibition
- The World's Dart Championship
The "Freestyle Festival" will introduce skateboarders, roller skaters, bmx bikers, inliners, freerunners and freerunning to Alexandra Palace Great Hall and to the whole of Alexandra Palace and Park.
The Willis Concert Organ
The Great Hall also houses the Willis Concert Organ.
The Will Concert Organ was designed and build for Alexandra Palace Great Hall by Henry Willis (also known as Father Willis) in 1875. Henry Willis is said to be the greatest Victorian Organ builder. The Alexandra Palace Willis Concert Organ was described as the finest concert pipe organ in Europe.
Alexandra Palace Willis Concert Organ is the only organ pipe in the world that was build and is being rebuilt and maintained by Henry Willis and Sons
Exhibition and Events at Alexandra Palace
Exhibitions, concerts, festivals
Exhibitions, events, festivals - hobby, sports, leisure and lifestyle choices...
Alexandra Palace - Photographs and Videos
Architecture, exhibitions and events
London's best and coming exhibitions and events venue - for leisure and lifestyle choices
Alexandra Palace Ice Rink
The Palace Ice Rink
Thursday, 12th November 2009: I watched 252 people set a new Guinness World Record for the longest "Conga on Ice" today at Alexandra Palace Ice Rink.A fun morning.
In a true show of community spirit, schoolchildren, students, mums, dads and Alexandra Palace staff "danced and shimmied on the rink" as they conga to break the world record for "Conga on Ice".
Fancy dress outfits were worn by some skaters, including those worn by characters from Oz on Ice.
"Oz on Ice" (based on the Wizard of Oz) was the "Christmas 2009 on ice show" at Alexandra Palace Ice Rink.
Alexandra Palace Ice Rink is being refurbish at the moment. A temporary ice rink has been set up in the Great Hall during the summer holiday. The refurbishment is expected to be completed in October 2010.
Alexandra Palace Park
Also known as Alexandra Park
Alexandra Palace Park is a public open space, over 196 acres of open parkland, consisting of trees, gardens, wildlife, deer enclosure, ponds, children play areas , nature reserve and areas of biodiversity projects.
Horse racing used to take place in the Park, the horse racing track can still be seen. People still exercise their horses in the park.
More than 100 species of birds have been identified within Alexandra Park. Bird ringing, also known as banding is carried out in the Park for bird conservation. Conservation helps to protect the bird habitats and environments. Data collected during bird ringing and subsequent reports of ringed birds teaches us more about the different species of birds in the park and beyond.
Some videos on Youtube, Alexandra Park: By the Pond
Bird Ringing for Conservation in Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park: Preparing a wren for ringing.
Alexandra Park: Ringing a Dunnock
Migrating birds
Summer migrating birds can be seen arriving in the Park from late April, early May. Winter migrating birds can be seen arriving in August/September.
Concerts
Live Concerts
Alexandra Palace - Now Bigger and BetterGranted permission to increase its live music audience capacity (by 2,000) to 10,250, Alexandra Palace has just got bigger and better...
Because of its history, location, architecture and vastness, Ally Pally has always attracted the quality artists and acts...
In just three days in November, 66,000 people are reported to have visited Alexandra Palace to enjoy two live concerts and Ally Pally's "biggest and best fireworks display..."
- JAY-Z
- Morrissey
- Bonfire Night
Wednesday, 4th November, the Great Hall reverberated to the music of American multi-million selling artist and award winner JAY-Z
The live music performance capacity audience of 10,250 JAY_Z fans were the first crowd to take advantage of the extended audience capacity licence in the Great Hall.
The concert and audience filmed on the day became part of JAY-Z's new video for the single, Young Forever, featuring Birmingham born and London-based Mr Hudson.
On the 5th November, Morrissey gave an explosive performance in front of a 6,000-strong audience.
Alexandra Palace held its bonfire night on Saturday, the 7th November. The added attraction on the same day - a traditional German beer festival, an oompah band, family entertainment and funfair gave the annual fireworks display an extra boost...
An enchanted estimated 50,000 people watched fireworks lit the London skyline in a riot of noise and colour...
The community event was organized by the trading arm of the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Trust at a cost of £100,000 (according to Andrew Gill, Interim General Manager for the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Trust)
Gill hoped that voluntary donations given by the public on the night "...will go a long way towards offsetting the £100,000 cost of putting on this show.".
"This is exactly what Alexandra Palace should be doing - attracting crowds to enjoy a whole range of activities that appeal to all ages and tastes, making it truly a 'People's Palace'. We made sure there was plenty at the fireworks for everyone to enjoy - even the music accompanying the display ranged from classical to recent chart toppers - and there were discos, carousels and soft play areas for the very young. It was a fantastic atmosphere and attracted people from across the capital as well as locals," said Rebecca Kane, Managing Director of Alexandra Palace Trading Company Limited.
Hobbies, Sports and Leisure Time Events at Alexandra Palace
Dinghy Show
The RYA Volvo Dinghy Show should generate a lot of interest among boating, dinghy sailing and dinghy racing enthusiast
Sailing heroes (including Olympians heroes) are promised, as well tips from the experts, workshops, talks, boats and kits.
Sailing heroes (including Olympians heroes) are promised, as well tips from the experts, workshops, talks, boats and kits.
The BBC Springwatch Wild Day Out
Exploring nature and wildlife at Alexandra Park
First, Alexandra Park was chosen to host one UK's Family Picnic week in May/June. The Phoenix Bar and the Park came alive. A fun family day out.
The following Saturday, 5th June, the BBC Springwatch Wild Day Out was filmed at Alexandra Park. The day was jam-packed with activities, lectures worm charming, mini workshop - such as making a feast for birds and quizzes for children, young adults and adults.
Slide show )from flickr) of photographs I took on the day, Alexandra Park - BBC Springwatch Wild Day Out.
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Getting to London, Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace and Park, Muswell Hill, London
By International or National flight
Nearest internainttional/national airports in London, UK:
- Heathrow Airport
- Gatwick Airport
- Stansted Airport
- Luton Airport
- London City Airport
National Rail network
By Rail to Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace Railway station: a few minutes walk to Alexandra Palace Park and Alexandra Palace.
Alexandra Palace Railway station is about 15 - 30 minutes to/from London King's Cross; about 8 - 15 minutes to/from Finsbury Park Rail station.
Train Operator : First Capital Connect
By Underground to Alexandra Palace
From Wood Green (Piccadilly Line, zone 3 ), the nearest Underground Tube station to Alexandra Palace:
- bus route W3. The bus stop is in Station Road, across the road from Wood Green Underground Tube station. Both buses will stop at Alexandra Palace Palm Court Entrance.
Bus journey: 10 - 15 minutes.
Bus route W3 is relatively quick, it leaves Station Road (the road leading from the Wood Green bus stop to Alexandra Palace Station. At Alexandra Palace Station, it does a U-turn onto Alexandra Park Road (the road leading into Alexandra Palace Park).
Once in Alexandra Palace Road, do look out at the spectacular view of London skyline on the remaining bus ride journey to the Alexandra Palace, Palm Court Entrance.
On getting off the bus, you'll need to negotiate a fairly busy road, walk up the steps to the Palm Court Entrance.
If going to the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink, the stop before the Palm Court Entrance may be more suitable for you (the bus stop is below the Rose Window). The automated bus announcer will announce the stop...
For the Ice Rink, cross over the road at the traffic light and skip up the steps, turning right at the top of the stairs for the ice rink...
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