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Sydenham Collection (#4)

Sydenham, a historic district in South London, holds a fascinating connection to the Crystal Palace and its iconic dinosaur sculptures

Background imageSydenham Collection: Scabious flower, Tetrandria, 1, 2, and primrose

Scabious flower, Tetrandria, 1, 2, and primrose
Scabious flower, Scabiosa atropurpurea, Tetrandria, 1, 2, and primrose flower, Primula vulgaris, Pentandria, 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards

Background imageSydenham Collection: Cloth of gold, Crocus angustifolius and enchanter s

Cloth of gold, Crocus angustifolius and enchanter s
Monandria 1, 2, cloth of gold, Crocus angustifolius (Triandria) 3, and enchanters nightshade, Circaea alpina (Diandria) 4, 5

Background imageSydenham Collection: Slender-horned columbine, Aquilegia leptoceras

Slender-horned columbine, Aquilegia leptoceras. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Pinalia spicata orchid

Pinalia spicata orchid (Close-headed woolwort, Eria convallarioides major). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Many-flowered dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium polyanthum

Many-flowered dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium polyanthum (Chalk-white dendrobe, Dendrobium cretaceum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Background imageSydenham Collection: Falling stars, Crocosmia aurea

Falling stars, Crocosmia aurea (Golden tritonia, Tritonia aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Hyacinth orchid, Bletilla striata

Hyacinth orchid, Bletilla striata (Japanese bletia, Bletia gebina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Golden flag, Iris crocea

Golden flag, Iris crocea (Golden iris, Iris aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Rust-red ascocentrum orchid, Ascocentrum miniatum

Rust-red ascocentrum orchid, Ascocentrum miniatum (Orange-red saccolabe, Saccolabium miniatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Background imageSydenham Collection: Echeveria fulgens

Echeveria fulgens (Blunt-leaved echeveria, Echeveria retusa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Vesalea floribunda

Vesalea floribunda (Florid abelia, Abelia floribunda). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Bell-flowered hoya, Hoya campanulata

Bell-flowered hoya, Hoya campanulata. Java. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Ambiguous encyclia orchid, Encyclia ambigua

Ambiguous encyclia orchid, Encyclia ambigua (Winged epidendrum, Epidendrum alatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Background imageSydenham Collection: Ginger lily, Alpinia vitellina

Ginger lily, Alpinia vitellina (Orange-yellow amomum, Amomum vitellinum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Japanese snowball bush, Viburnum plicatum

Japanese snowball bush, Viburnum plicatum
Japanese snowball bush or crimped gueldres rose, Viburnum plicatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Pear-shaped encyclia orchid, Encyclia pyriformis

Pear-shaped encyclia orchid, Encyclia pyriformis (Pear-shaped epidendrum, Epidendrum pyriforme). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Background imageSydenham Collection: Oriental paperbush, Edgeworthia tomentosa

Oriental paperbush, Edgeworthia tomentosa
Oriental paperbush or mitsumata, Edgeworthia tomentosa (Golden edgworthia, Edgworthia chrysantha). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Background imageSydenham Collection: Hasselts dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium hasseltii

Hasselts dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium hasseltii (Kuhls dendrobe, Dendrobium kuhlii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Background imageSydenham Collection: Greek orchids

Greek orchids: bumblebee orchid, Ophrys bombyliflora (Ophrys tabanifera) and horseshoe bee-orchid, Ophrys ferrum-equinum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by

Background imageSydenham Collection: Crinkle-leaf poison, Gastrolobium villosum

Crinkle-leaf poison, Gastrolobium villosum
Crinkle-leaf poison or shaggy gastrolobe, Gastrolobium villosum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Stained fly honeysuckle, Lonicera discolor

Stained fly honeysuckle, Lonicera discolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Chinese snowball bush, Viburnum macrocephalum

Chinese snowball bush, Viburnum macrocephalum
Chinese snowball bush or large-headed gueldres rose, Viburnum macrocephalum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Walkers cattleya orchid, Cattleya walkeriana

Walkers cattleya orchid, Cattleya walkeriana (Bulbous cattleya, Cattleya bulbosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Background imageSydenham Collection: Staurochilus ionosmus orchid

Staurochilus ionosmus orchid (Violet-scented cleisotome, Cleisostoma ionosmum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Dark green forsythia, Forsythia viridissima

Dark green forsythia, Forsythia viridissima. China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Downy spiraea, Spiraea pubescens

Downy spiraea, Spiraea pubescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, London

Background imageSydenham Collection: Ray-fruited saintfoin, Onobrychis radiata

Ray-fruited saintfoin, Onobrychis radiata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Golden-arch dendrobium, Dendrobium chrysotoxum

Golden-arch dendrobium, Dendrobium chrysotoxum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Encyclia plicata orchid

Encyclia plicata orchid (Plaited-lipped epidendrum, Epidendrum plicatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Bomarea dulcis

Bomarea dulcis (Sweet collania, Collania dulcis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Potato vine or jasmine-leaved bittersweet

Potato vine or jasmine-leaved bittersweet, Solanum jasminoides. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Many-flowered chaenostome, Chaenostoma polyanthum

Many-flowered chaenostome, Chaenostoma polyanthum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Asystasia scandens

Asystasia scandens (Climbing henfreya, Henfreya scandens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea orchid

Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea orchid (Violet vanda, Vanda violacea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Warty brassia orchid, Brassia verrucosa

Warty brassia orchid, Brassia verrucosa (Long-armed brassia, Brassia brachiata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Chocolate vine, Akebia quinata

Chocolate vine, Akebia quinata
Chocolate vine or five-leaved akebia, Akebia quinata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Skyblue clustervine. Jacquemontia pentanthos

Skyblue clustervine. Jacquemontia pentanthos (Hoary jacquemontia, Jacquemontia canescens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Background imageSydenham Collection: Long-stemmed macromeria, Macromeria exserta

Long-stemmed macromeria, Macromeria exserta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Late spider-orchid or painted-lipped ophrys

Late spider-orchid or painted-lipped ophrys, Ophrys fuciflora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Dogbane, Temnadenia violacea

Dogbane, Temnadenia violacea (River Francisco echites, Echites franciscea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Showy coelogyne orchid, Coelogyne speciosa

Showy coelogyne orchid, Coelogyne speciosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Background imageSydenham Collection: Daffodil varieties

Daffodil varieties
Narcissus obsoletus 1, 3, Narcissus flavus 2, and Narcissus cavanillesii 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by William Herbert from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Clematis cirrhosa

Clematis cirrhosa (Long-stalked Majorca virgins bower, Clematis pedicellata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageSydenham Collection: Oncidium ghiesbreghtianum orchid

Oncidium ghiesbreghtianum orchid (Mr. Warners toothtongue, Odontoglossum warneri var. purpuratum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Background imageSydenham Collection: Columbine, Aquilegia glandulosa

Columbine, Aquilegia glandulosa (Joyous columbine, Aquilegia jucunda). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSydenham Collection: Two-lobed eriops, Eriopsis biloba

Two-lobed eriops, Eriopsis biloba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, London

Background imageSydenham Collection: Gongora aromatica orchid

Gongora aromatica orchid (White-lipped, toad-skinned gongora, Gongora bufonia var. leucochila). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Background imageSydenham Collection: Tall pale primrose, Primula involucrata

Tall pale primrose, Primula involucrata (Captain Munros primrose, Primula munroi). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards




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Sydenham, a historic district in South London, holds a fascinating connection to the Crystal Palace and its iconic dinosaur sculptures. In 1854, Baxter's stunning artwork brought the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs to life, captivating visitors with their lifelike depictions. The following year, Punch magazine humorously portrayed these prehistoric creatures roaming around the Crystal Palace grounds. But dinosaurs weren't the only attraction at Sydenham's Crystal Palace. In 1862, an exhibition showcasing British prehistoric marine reptiles mesmerized audiences with their ancient splendor. A breathtaking aerial view of the Crystal Palace reveals its grandeur before tragedy struck in 1936 when it was tragically destroyed by fire. The artistic genius Waterhouse Hawkins added his touch to Sydenham's allure by creating model dinosaurs in 1866 that still captivate imaginations today. Fast forward to 1901 when another photograph immortalized the beauty of this architectural marvel. Beyond its historical significance, it also witnessed thrilling events such as The FA Cup Final in 1899 where football enthusiasts gathered for an unforgettable match. Amidst all this excitement, even dinosaurs like Iguanodon found time to dine. Crystal Palace Broad Walk remains a picturesque spot within Sydenham where locals and tourists alike can stroll amidst nature's tranquility while reminiscing about this area's rich heritage. Sydenham truly encapsulates a blend of history and natural beauty—a place where dinosaurs once roamed freely and left an indelible mark on our imagination.