London, Brighton and South Coast Railway closely involved with the company that purchased The Crystal Palace after the completion of The Great Exhibition in October 1851 and arranged for its removal to a site on Sydenham Hill, close to the London to Brighton main line, where it became a major tourist attraction. The LB&SCR therefore encouraged the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway to build a branch line from Sydenham, opened in June 1854. This was extended in a wide arc round south London to Wandsworth in 1856 and Battersea Pier in 1858. Shortly after the line was completed, the LB&SCR leased it and
Crystal Palace Glaziers at various times in subsequent years, while in 1939 the team were briefly members of the National League Division Two. Crystal Palace Glaziers Crystal Palace Glaziers were a British speedway team that existed from 1928 to 1940. They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Crystal Palace Exhibition Grounds, Sydenham, South London. The club competed in the Southern League in 1929-31, the National League in 1932-33 and the National League Second Division in 1939. They won the London Cup in 1931 beating Wembley in the final. The last speedway meeting at Crystal Palace was on