Crystal Palace Dinos
@cpdinosaurs.bsky.social
🦖 Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (charity no. 1165231)
Since 2013, promoting the long-term conservation of the Victorian palaeontological statues and the larger Geological Court at Crystal Palace Park
📧 info@cpdinosaurs.org
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Since 2013, promoting the long-term conservation of the Victorian palaeontological statues and the larger Geological Court at Crystal Palace Park
📧 info@cpdinosaurs.org
https://linktr.ee/
“The Crystal Palace fireworks themselves again for the season! An elaborate set-piece of prehistoric beasts of “The Lost World””
from the Illustrated London News, 18th July 1925
Big displays by Brock’s Fireworks (usually unrelated to Nov 5th) were an annual attraction at the Palace
from the Illustrated London News, 18th July 1925
Big displays by Brock’s Fireworks (usually unrelated to Nov 5th) were an annual attraction at the Palace
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“The Crystal Palace fireworks themselves again for the season! An elaborate set-piece of prehistoric beasts of “The Lost World””
from the Illustrated London News, 18th July 1925
Big displays by Brock’s Fireworks (usually unrelated to Nov 5th) were an annual attraction at the Palace
from the Illustrated London News, 18th July 1925
Big displays by Brock’s Fireworks (usually unrelated to Nov 5th) were an annual attraction at the Palace
We missed Godzilla Day yesterday, but here’s an exclusive, never-before-seen photo from the set at Studio Toho!
This early design was supposedly due to creator Tomoyuki Tanaka‘s sympathy/solidarity towards Crystal Palace FC being relegated from the Third Division South in the 1953-54 season…
This early design was supposedly due to creator Tomoyuki Tanaka‘s sympathy/solidarity towards Crystal Palace FC being relegated from the Third Division South in the 1953-54 season…
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We missed Godzilla Day yesterday, but here’s an exclusive, never-before-seen photo from the set at Studio Toho!
This early design was supposedly due to creator Tomoyuki Tanaka‘s sympathy/solidarity towards Crystal Palace FC being relegated from the Third Division South in the 1953-54 season…
This early design was supposedly due to creator Tomoyuki Tanaka‘s sympathy/solidarity towards Crystal Palace FC being relegated from the Third Division South in the 1953-54 season…
Aaargh, another International <insert creature> Day!
BUT, this International Sloth Day allows us to share this v rare photo from 1922 - possibly the only one that shows what the original large hands of the Megatherium looked like!
(OG vs small hands is part of current restoration discussions…)
BUT, this International Sloth Day allows us to share this v rare photo from 1922 - possibly the only one that shows what the original large hands of the Megatherium looked like!
(OG vs small hands is part of current restoration discussions…)
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Aaargh, another International <insert creature> Day!
BUT, this International Sloth Day allows us to share this v rare photo from 1922 - possibly the only one that shows what the original large hands of the Megatherium looked like!
(OG vs small hands is part of current restoration discussions…)
BUT, this International Sloth Day allows us to share this v rare photo from 1922 - possibly the only one that shows what the original large hands of the Megatherium looked like!
(OG vs small hands is part of current restoration discussions…)
Incredible stuff from "Dinosaurs: Fun, Fact, and Fantasy", 1982, with the voice of the legendary Derek Griffiths
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Incredible stuff from "Dinosaurs: Fun, Fact, and Fantasy", 1982, with the voice of the legendary Derek Griffiths
A flashback to one of our favourite photos, taken during conservation work on the standing Iguanodon back in 2015, by Lynn Hilton❤️💚
(www.lynnhilton.com)
(www.lynnhilton.com)
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A flashback to one of our favourite photos, taken during conservation work on the standing Iguanodon back in 2015, by Lynn Hilton❤️💚
(www.lynnhilton.com)
(www.lynnhilton.com)
A very good morning from this unimpressed glyptodon model - which was to be one of twelve real scale sculptures in Ciutadella Park, Barcelona.
Only a mammoth was completed before the project ended in 1910
(All the models are here:
mdc.csuc.cat/digital/coll...)
Only a mammoth was completed before the project ended in 1910
(All the models are here:
mdc.csuc.cat/digital/coll...)
October 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A very good morning from this unimpressed glyptodon model - which was to be one of twelve real scale sculptures in Ciutadella Park, Barcelona.
Only a mammoth was completed before the project ended in 1910
(All the models are here:
mdc.csuc.cat/digital/coll...)
Only a mammoth was completed before the project ended in 1910
(All the models are here:
mdc.csuc.cat/digital/coll...)
Adventures with a new birding scope!
The very top of the Crystal Palace transmitting station - the highest point in London (thanks to the 109m hill it is on)
Taken from 2.5lm away. 75x zoom, with 6x phone camera zoom
Birds do occasionally chill up there, but haven’t managed to line up a shot yet
The very top of the Crystal Palace transmitting station - the highest point in London (thanks to the 109m hill it is on)
Taken from 2.5lm away. 75x zoom, with 6x phone camera zoom
Birds do occasionally chill up there, but haven’t managed to line up a shot yet
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Adventures with a new birding scope!
The very top of the Crystal Palace transmitting station - the highest point in London (thanks to the 109m hill it is on)
Taken from 2.5lm away. 75x zoom, with 6x phone camera zoom
Birds do occasionally chill up there, but haven’t managed to line up a shot yet
The very top of the Crystal Palace transmitting station - the highest point in London (thanks to the 109m hill it is on)
Taken from 2.5lm away. 75x zoom, with 6x phone camera zoom
Birds do occasionally chill up there, but haven’t managed to line up a shot yet
The amazing @jedtaylorartist.bsky.social did this, “Jurassic Park 1854”, many years ago 👌
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The amazing @jedtaylorartist.bsky.social did this, “Jurassic Park 1854”, many years ago 👌
“Do not all these beings who preceded man and who are emerging from their tombs today seem like monsters?
Yet they are connected to us by original bonds”
Translated from “Le monde avant la création de l'homme” (The world before the creation of humankind), by Camille Flammarion. Art by Georges Devy
Yet they are connected to us by original bonds”
Translated from “Le monde avant la création de l'homme” (The world before the creation of humankind), by Camille Flammarion. Art by Georges Devy
October 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Do not all these beings who preceded man and who are emerging from their tombs today seem like monsters?
Yet they are connected to us by original bonds”
Translated from “Le monde avant la création de l'homme” (The world before the creation of humankind), by Camille Flammarion. Art by Georges Devy
Yet they are connected to us by original bonds”
Translated from “Le monde avant la création de l'homme” (The world before the creation of humankind), by Camille Flammarion. Art by Georges Devy
Articles or photos that reference the condition of the Crystal Palace Dinos before 1950 are quite rare.
The caption on this photo, dated as 1924, refers them being “extracted from the mud”, which could imply a period of time where the lake also needed some attention..
The caption on this photo, dated as 1924, refers them being “extracted from the mud”, which could imply a period of time where the lake also needed some attention..
September 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Articles or photos that reference the condition of the Crystal Palace Dinos before 1950 are quite rare.
The caption on this photo, dated as 1924, refers them being “extracted from the mud”, which could imply a period of time where the lake also needed some attention..
The caption on this photo, dated as 1924, refers them being “extracted from the mud”, which could imply a period of time where the lake also needed some attention..
“The Antediluvians recognize an old acquaintance”
This cartoon appeared in Punch magazine, 27/07/1861 - linking the old age of our Dino friends with the previous appearances of the “Great Comet of 1861”
The comet is now designated C/1861 J1, and is due to return in 2267 so…see you then, yeah??
This cartoon appeared in Punch magazine, 27/07/1861 - linking the old age of our Dino friends with the previous appearances of the “Great Comet of 1861”
The comet is now designated C/1861 J1, and is due to return in 2267 so…see you then, yeah??
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The Antediluvians recognize an old acquaintance”
This cartoon appeared in Punch magazine, 27/07/1861 - linking the old age of our Dino friends with the previous appearances of the “Great Comet of 1861”
The comet is now designated C/1861 J1, and is due to return in 2267 so…see you then, yeah??
This cartoon appeared in Punch magazine, 27/07/1861 - linking the old age of our Dino friends with the previous appearances of the “Great Comet of 1861”
The comet is now designated C/1861 J1, and is due to return in 2267 so…see you then, yeah??
We undertake lots of serious historical research, but this may be the most important of all:
what in the *blue hell* was the “Hobbledeegobbledeecastle” in the Crystal Palace North Tower Gardens? Even this 1910 programme doesn’t know
(The one from 1908 simply calls it “The funniest thing on earth”)
what in the *blue hell* was the “Hobbledeegobbledeecastle” in the Crystal Palace North Tower Gardens? Even this 1910 programme doesn’t know
(The one from 1908 simply calls it “The funniest thing on earth”)
September 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We undertake lots of serious historical research, but this may be the most important of all:
what in the *blue hell* was the “Hobbledeegobbledeecastle” in the Crystal Palace North Tower Gardens? Even this 1910 programme doesn’t know
(The one from 1908 simply calls it “The funniest thing on earth”)
what in the *blue hell* was the “Hobbledeegobbledeecastle” in the Crystal Palace North Tower Gardens? Even this 1910 programme doesn’t know
(The one from 1908 simply calls it “The funniest thing on earth”)
🚨 PARK UPDATE 🚨
Good morning everyone. Please note that the lower path along the Sedondary/reptile island is now CLOSED
The upper path is still open. From here there are restricted views of some of the sculptures, with restoration work v much underway.
The paths around the mammals are still open
Good morning everyone. Please note that the lower path along the Sedondary/reptile island is now CLOSED
The upper path is still open. From here there are restricted views of some of the sculptures, with restoration work v much underway.
The paths around the mammals are still open
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨 PARK UPDATE 🚨
Good morning everyone. Please note that the lower path along the Sedondary/reptile island is now CLOSED
The upper path is still open. From here there are restricted views of some of the sculptures, with restoration work v much underway.
The paths around the mammals are still open
Good morning everyone. Please note that the lower path along the Sedondary/reptile island is now CLOSED
The upper path is still open. From here there are restricted views of some of the sculptures, with restoration work v much underway.
The paths around the mammals are still open
🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
September 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
UK nineties nostalgia attack!!
Indie band The Wonder Stuff in front of the Megalosaurus.
This photo appeared on a postcard, and on "The BootLegged Groove Machine" album
(Hat tip to Chris Young for bringing this to our attention)
Indie band The Wonder Stuff in front of the Megalosaurus.
This photo appeared on a postcard, and on "The BootLegged Groove Machine" album
(Hat tip to Chris Young for bringing this to our attention)
September 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
UK nineties nostalgia attack!!
Indie band The Wonder Stuff in front of the Megalosaurus.
This photo appeared on a postcard, and on "The BootLegged Groove Machine" album
(Hat tip to Chris Young for bringing this to our attention)
Indie band The Wonder Stuff in front of the Megalosaurus.
This photo appeared on a postcard, and on "The BootLegged Groove Machine" album
(Hat tip to Chris Young for bringing this to our attention)
Armoured dinosaurs have of course been on our mind, so a VERY GOOD MORNING to you from this..interesting depiction of a Hylaeosaurus - by “F.John” - from a series of cards produced by a German cocoa company, early 20th Century..
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August 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Armoured dinosaurs have of course been on our mind, so a VERY GOOD MORNING to you from this..interesting depiction of a Hylaeosaurus - by “F.John” - from a series of cards produced by a German cocoa company, early 20th Century..
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We've just seen that the Dinosaurs appear at #11 in the Independent's "17 best things to do in London with the kids this summer" article 👍
(The lower path along the Secondary/Reptile Island is still open, so all the sculptures can still be viewed ok)
www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/en...
(The lower path along the Secondary/Reptile Island is still open, so all the sculptures can still be viewed ok)
www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/en...
August 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We've just seen that the Dinosaurs appear at #11 in the Independent's "17 best things to do in London with the kids this summer" article 👍
(The lower path along the Secondary/Reptile Island is still open, so all the sculptures can still be viewed ok)
www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/en...
(The lower path along the Secondary/Reptile Island is still open, so all the sculptures can still be viewed ok)
www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/en...
It’s almost time (again) for the rescheduled Penge Festival Fete, this Saturday Aug 2nd at Royston Rec, 12-5pm
Marvel at our gazebo and giveaways, purchase t-shirts, pin badges (back in stock!) and books, and ask if any of us have actually found time to watch Jurassic World yet..😬
Marvel at our gazebo and giveaways, purchase t-shirts, pin badges (back in stock!) and books, and ask if any of us have actually found time to watch Jurassic World yet..😬
July 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It’s almost time (again) for the rescheduled Penge Festival Fete, this Saturday Aug 2nd at Royston Rec, 12-5pm
Marvel at our gazebo and giveaways, purchase t-shirts, pin badges (back in stock!) and books, and ask if any of us have actually found time to watch Jurassic World yet..😬
Marvel at our gazebo and giveaways, purchase t-shirts, pin badges (back in stock!) and books, and ask if any of us have actually found time to watch Jurassic World yet..😬
this is typically what we see every 5th post-or-so when scrolling through our Facebook..
July 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
this is typically what we see every 5th post-or-so when scrolling through our Facebook..
..so, fences have now been put up along the current fences around the island, BUT the path along the main viewing area is still open..for now - hope that makes some sense?!
(the Lake path parallel to Thicket Road is now closed off)
(the Lake path parallel to Thicket Road is now closed off)
July 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
..so, fences have now been put up along the current fences around the island, BUT the path along the main viewing area is still open..for now - hope that makes some sense?!
(the Lake path parallel to Thicket Road is now closed off)
(the Lake path parallel to Thicket Road is now closed off)
Monday morning. A white pony grazes. Below, the marine reptiles bask silently by their now-
drained tidal lake..
drained tidal lake..
July 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Monday morning. A white pony grazes. Below, the marine reptiles bask silently by their now-
drained tidal lake..
drained tidal lake..
Oooh, hola! If you ever find yourself in Eastern Spain, be sure to visit Bosque Pétreo, in Castellote - part of the Dinópolis theme park..
This replica of the Crystal Palace standing Iguanodon will be one of your rewards!
This replica of the Crystal Palace standing Iguanodon will be one of your rewards!
July 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Oooh, hola! If you ever find yourself in Eastern Spain, be sure to visit Bosque Pétreo, in Castellote - part of the Dinópolis theme park..
This replica of the Crystal Palace standing Iguanodon will be one of your rewards!
This replica of the Crystal Palace standing Iguanodon will be one of your rewards!
1968: Blue Peter visit the Dinos!!
John Noakes, Patch the dog, and Freda the tortoise arrived by boat. Freda is introduced to an incorrectly-shelled, Dicynodon, John misidentifies the Megalosaurus, and a picnic (allegedly prepared by Valerie Singleton..) is had by the Iguanodons..
John Noakes, Patch the dog, and Freda the tortoise arrived by boat. Freda is introduced to an incorrectly-shelled, Dicynodon, John misidentifies the Megalosaurus, and a picnic (allegedly prepared by Valerie Singleton..) is had by the Iguanodons..
July 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
1968: Blue Peter visit the Dinos!!
John Noakes, Patch the dog, and Freda the tortoise arrived by boat. Freda is introduced to an incorrectly-shelled, Dicynodon, John misidentifies the Megalosaurus, and a picnic (allegedly prepared by Valerie Singleton..) is had by the Iguanodons..
John Noakes, Patch the dog, and Freda the tortoise arrived by boat. Freda is introduced to an incorrectly-shelled, Dicynodon, John misidentifies the Megalosaurus, and a picnic (allegedly prepared by Valerie Singleton..) is had by the Iguanodons..
Ahead of Jurassic Park Rebirth finally going on general release, here's our final hybrid/mutant creation..
The "Pterodactyles" spooked some of the viewing public back when the Sydenham Crystal Palace opened, who likened them to flying crocodiles. Here, we put that to the test..
The "Pterodactyles" spooked some of the viewing public back when the Sydenham Crystal Palace opened, who likened them to flying crocodiles. Here, we put that to the test..
July 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ahead of Jurassic Park Rebirth finally going on general release, here's our final hybrid/mutant creation..
The "Pterodactyles" spooked some of the viewing public back when the Sydenham Crystal Palace opened, who likened them to flying crocodiles. Here, we put that to the test..
The "Pterodactyles" spooked some of the viewing public back when the Sydenham Crystal Palace opened, who likened them to flying crocodiles. Here, we put that to the test..