Penge West Station
Someone told us the wrong way to this station, so we were late starters.
Red flowers
Our first stop was Crystal Palace Park, which is well cool man, and has flowers and dinosaurs.
Scary dinosaurs
Crystal Palace Park was created in 1854 for a great big glass exhibition hall that was previously in Hyde Park.
Big scary dinosaur
Crystal Palace Park was a very popular tourist attraction, back in the day. The palace burnt down though, and still lies in ruins - I kind of like it that way.
Don't mess with this guy
Not real dinosaurs, by the way.
Catheryn is ecstatic to be in the Palace
Hybrid human-dinosaur creature
These are very rare
General overview of dinosaur land
The Crystal Palace transmitter
The tallest structure in all of London - 270 metres tall.
Mural
A mural is always a nice way to leave a park.
Suburbs
Westow Park
Obligatory Ring Sign
Granite drinking fountain
Catheryn leans on a fountain from the year 1891.
Funny Licence Plate
Norwood Suburbs
Dickens Wood Close
Charles Dickens stayed here, and did some good work on David Copperfield.
Allotments
Biggin Wood
Part of the former Great North Wood, which we have passed through previously on the Ring.
Suburbs
No Dogs!!
Keep those smelly dogs away from me...
Norwood Grove
Known locally as the White House, and built for Arthur Anderson, who jointly founded P & O, and was MP for the Shetlands. Nice one.
Norwood Grove Gardens
Norwood Grove again
Frederick Nettlefold
He has a plaque, and quite a cool surname.
Tree
Near the Rookery Gardens
Streatham Common
Once was a wild area owned by the local squire.
Streatham Common
Streatham Station
We have arrived!