In this episode of Deconstructed - the first of a trilogy to mark 60 years since the end of the London County Council - Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Dr Dawn Pereira, historian of architectural sculpture and author of a forthcoming monograph on the artist William Mitchell. They discuss Crystal Palace Park, from its origins as the home of Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace, which was moved from the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park to form a permanent new collection on the hilltops of South London. After the destruction of the palace in a fire in 1936, the London County Council transformed the park, creating the National Sports Centre and a range of public art.

Dawn is the organiser of a conference to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the LCC, you can keep up with the initiative through their Instagram: @lcc_legacy https://www.instagram.com/lcc_legacy?igsh=MTVqZm9lbzYxNXZ2cw==

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