Alexandra Park, London note is the view from Alexandra Palace which dominates the park, particularly its Panorama Room. On most days the Crystal Palace Transmitter and/or the North Downs on the south side of London are visible. From 1936 to 1981, the BBC transmitted TV programmes from a tall mast built onto one of the towers of the palace. In 1980, most of the palace was gutted by a huge fire. The building has since been restored and is now a conference and exhibition centre. An Act of Parliament in 1900 converted the site from ownership of an enterprise. The first company was
Second Great Fire of London the London Fire Brigade described the scene that faced the fire fighters: St Paul’s Cathedral and the immediate area was struck by twenty-eight incendiary bombs. Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent the message that "St Paul’s must be saved at all costs". A famous photograph, "St Paul's Survives", was taken from the roof of the "Daily Mail" building (Northcliffe House, Carmelite Street) by Herbert Mason. Mason was the chief photographer at the Daily Mail. He was on the roof firewatching when he took the picture. Mason described the moment he created the photograph - The camera is believed to have been