Historic England Welcomes Further Investment in Crystal Palace Park
Historic England welcomes the announcement of substantial investment in Crystal Palace Park by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of its latest round of grants.
The new funding will support the development of an application worth almost £5 million to advance the Park’s regeneration plans, including the restoration of the Tidal Lakes area, home of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.
The Park and historic features within it, including the impressive Victorian subway and Dinosaur sculptures, are currently on the Heritage at Risk Register but good progress is already being made to secure their future.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund grant builds on the successful partnership work of Bromley Council, Historic England, the Crystal Palace Park Trust and Friends groups who are actively engaged in revitalising the park for the benefit of the public.
Historic England has invested more than £1 million in the heritage-led regeneration of the Park in recent years. Through funding and specialist advice we are supporting the current transformation of the Crystal Palace Subway into a new public space and the ongoing conservation of the internationally important Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.
Follow Crystal Palace Park regeneration progress on Bromley Council’s website.
Crystal Palace Park is a fantastic green space made all the more exciting by its depth of history and unique historic features. The new funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund is a welcome boost that will help advance the ambitious improvements the park requires.
Historic England has invested more than £1 million in Crystal Palace in recent years, with a particular focus on conserving the park’s listed Victorian subway, Dinosaurs and Sphinxes so that they can be enjoyed now and into the future. We look forward to continuing this work.
This funding is extremely welcome, allowing us to progress our £52m regeneration plan for Crystal Palace Park. Building on our close work with Historic England recently to prepare for the dinosaurs’ restoration, the Heritage Fund grant will allow us to move closer to safeguarding the future of these amazing structures, while also delivering wider improvements to green spaces, including a new playground for families to enjoy.
I thank local community groups for their ongoing support as we move forward with our plan, with this not only being about restoration, but creating a sustainable model for the park that works for local residents and businesses, while generating the funds needed to care for these amazing assets and green spaces over the long term.
Crystal Palace Park embodies the joy of heritage: from its nature walks and unique dinosaurs to the kaleidoscope of sporting and cultural activities held in its magnificent grounds.
It’s as important to local communities as its history is significant internationally. We’re delighted that thanks to players of the National Lottery, we can save much loved heritage like the Crystal Palace Park all over the UK and create benefits for people, places and our natural environment. In 1852, Crystal Palace Park was designed to impress, educate, entertain and inspire.
Our funding will help ensure that it continues to do just that for generations to come.
