View of Alexandra Palace from Broomfield Park, Palmers Green
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View of Alexandra Palace from Broomfield Park, Palmers Green
Image: © Paul Bryan Taken: 1 Mar 2014
Broomfield Park was originally the gardens of Broomfield House, which was built in the 16th. century. The house itself is currently derelict and awaiting restoration, having been badly damaged by fires in 1984 and 1994. The park was opened to the public in 1903. Alexandra Palace - nicknamed Ally Pally - was built in 1873. The transmitter was used by the BBC to launch the world's first 405-line "high-definition" (by the standards of the era) VHF television service in November 1936. After being suspended in September 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War, BBC Television resumed broadcasting from Alexandra Palace in June 1946. TV transmissions were relocated to Crystal Palace in 1956 although the mast remained in use as a radio transmitter. The BBC resumed broadcasting TV signals from the site in 1982, with the transmitter serving as a relay station for areas of north London with impaired reception from Crystal Palace.
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