The Last of the Great Exhibition
This is the last grand statement from the 1851 Great Exhibition.
Location: Coalbrookdale Gate, Kensington Gardens
Description: Coalbrookdale Gate was made in 1851 for the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace by the Coalbrookdale Company of Shropshire. They originally stood inside the palace.
There aren't many fine examples of what the Great Exhibition stood for - it's grand opulance and statement of the British Empire's wondrousness. But this is one that still stands in all weathers, a little forgotten piece of the Victorian landscape.
It was then moved to this spot after the Exhibition ended.
It marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, adjacent to the Albert Memorial.
This is the last grand statement from the 1851 Great Exhibition. |
Ranking This Month: 2379/3062
Pages Hit This Month: 26
Your Comments:
Other places nearby:
The College of Arms», 3.3km
The Old Dispensary», 8.2km
A Bridge and a Rose», 4.1km
St John's Gate», 3.3km
Home to an Adventurer», 1.4km
Carlton Hotel Communism», 1.9km
East London's Oldest House», 6.2km
The worst street in London», 4.4km
East End with lots of East», 5.3km
Houses of Parliament», 2.0km
Location Pinpointed:
Open Street Maps», Google Maps»