For here’s Barbara Jones’ ‘Life-size models of Jurrasic reptiles in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham’ (1942). Part of the Recording Britain series, the painting is just one of many that was designed to foster a sense of national unity in wartime.

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📅#OTD 1645, Shelford Priory, Nottinghamshire.
Sydenham Poyntz & John Hutchinson take 30 minutes to storm the royalist house & burn it. They kill 160 defenders.
Royalists sniping from the church tower of St Peter & St Paul's are smoked out.

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🆕'Soul Wars' Igor Sid https://t.co/tJVqyZY0lB Nagash is rising. As his legions march forth from Shyish to bring death to all the realms the Anvils of the Heldenhammer stand firm in Glymmsforge a city of Order in the heart of Nagash’s domain

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Happy Birthday! Here is Dahlia pinnata painted by Sydenham Teast Edwards in 1816 - from our collections at the Lindley Library in London

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Counting down to our 10th birthday: the most-viewed book uploaded onto by is v.14 of Shaw's "The Naturalist's Miscellany", which contains The Parkinsonian Paradise Bird (copied from Sydenham Edwards) via https://t.co/baWXKCUtR5

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It's Film Club night! are showing the brilliant Golden Globe winning movie, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 🎥

Doors open at 7pm Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre. For tickets 👉 https://t.co/Ceammy4LZs

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Nominated for 10 This Golden Globe winning film is screening at
next week. Click here 👉 to book your tickets https://t.co/jcwphborN3

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The Great Kangaroo, 1792. Illustrated by Sydenham Teast Edwards in "Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina" https://t.co/ra5M73FVea on
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Some lovely have been produced in sessions with CM Artist David at homes in Sydenham and Wanstead.

Residents have enjoyed studying the work of other artists and re-creating their own unique versions of the beautiful scenes.


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➡️ Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins,
Comparaison entre 1 humain et 1 éléphant, 1860, "A comparative view of the human and animal frame", pl.6, L'Homme & l'éléphant
➡️L'atelier de Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins à Sydenham, lieu de création du dinosaure du Crystal Palace,1853, P. Delamotte

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This weekend sees the start of the Sydenham Artists trail, going strong after 11 years, this is a great chance to meet and buy from local artists and makers. https://t.co/cGDd1oOWJg

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+ The Persian yellow rose (Rosa foetida) is native to the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. by Sydenham Teast Edwards for "The Botanical Magazine", v. 11 (1797), in via ➡️ https://t.co/woVvQZpvzk 🌹

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The Sydenham Artists Trail kicks off the first week of July👨‍🎨, Pick up a brochure and uncover the hidden talent of Sydenham 👉https://t.co/Y20BRQVieO

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If you are a supporter of shopping locally 🛍 then why not take a wander around the Sydenham Artist rail this July to see some beautiful pieces by local artists🎨 https://t.co/RMJzkhC7Tw

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DATE FOR YOUR DIARY! 👨‍🎨 The Sydenham artists trail is returning for it's 11th year on the 6 &7th and 13th &14th July, seek out those creatives and for some artwork! 🎨https://t.co/rMiDiWhYEc

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Sydenham Teast Edwards(1768-1819) born in illustrator,trained by William Curtis and made most of the illustrations for 'Curtis's Botanical Magazine' (world's longest-running bot mag) from 1787-1815. has many of his original watercolours for mag

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