Crystal Palace fire photographs

These photographs were taken by the Sport and General Press Agency who were located in Fleet Street, London but many of their archives were destoyed in a 1941 bombing raid.

The original photographs are of typically excellent quality and are of quite large size - 285mm wide x 260mm tall.

Crystal Palace fire 1936 - South tower to the right
Monday 30th November 1936. South tower to the right. Note the two men in the centre of the photograph. Image no. 538300.

Crystal Palace fire 1936 - South tower to the right
Monday 30th November 1936. South tower to the right. No image number.

Crystal Palace fire 1936 - South tower foreground north tower background
Tuesday 1st December 1936. South tower foreground north tower background. Westow Hill and Church Road are to the left and Anerley Hill is to the right. Image No. 538321.

Crystal Palace fire 1936 - looking north
Tuesday 1st December 1936. Looking towards the North transept that was destroyed by another fire in 1937. No image number.

Crystal Palace fire 1936 - looking north
Tuesday 1st December 1936. Looking towards the North transept that was destroyed by another fire in 1937. Image number 538329.

Crystal Palace fire 1936
Tuesday 1st December 1936. Image number 538324.

We have no further information about the Sport and General Press Agency Ltd or any other photographs.

All enquiries about any other Sport & General photographs should be forwarded to: Alpha Photo Press Ltd who are the copyright owners of the S&G (Sport and General) Archive www.alphapress.com