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Sydenham is served by three rail stations, which from west to east are [[Sydenham Hill Station|Sydenham Hill]], [[Sydenham Station|Sydenham]], and [[Lower Sydenham Station|Lower Sydenham]], offering mainline services to [[Victoria Station|Victoria]] or [[London Bridge Station|London Bridge]]. Sydenham Station is also on the [[Category East London Line|East London Line]] (part of the [[Category London Overground|London Overground]] network).
 It is served by three rail stations, which from west to east are [[Sydenham Hill Station|Sydenham Hill]], [[Sydenham Station|Sydenham]], and [[Lower Sydenham Station|Lower Sydenham]], offering mainline services to [[Victoria Station|Victoria]] or [[London Bridge Station|London Bridge]]. Sydenham Station is also on the new OVERGROUND service which is part of the tube network and takes Oyster cards.
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[[Crystal Palace Park]] is still the largest public green space in the area, but there are also a number of smaller parks, such as [[Mayow Park]] (with a cricket pitch, bowls, and community garden), Home Park (adventure playground, library, and outdoor gym), and Wells Park (slides, kids' water play area, and landscaped grounds).
 [[Crystal Palace Park]] is still the largest public green space in the area, but there are also a number of smaller parks, such as [[Mayow Park] with it's cricket pitch, bowls and award winning community garden, Home Park with it's adventure playground, library and outdoor gym and the award winning Wells Park with it's slides, kids water play area and landscaped grounds]. While Sydenham has been [http://www.timeout.com/london/books/features/213.html described] as "pound shop capital of the world", this is perhaps a rather unfair characterisation. The public life of the area is mostly concentrated around Sydenham Road, which runs east from Sydenham Station, and is lined with cafes such as Kente, Sugahill which hosts art exhibitions and the Blue Mountain Cafe, restaurants like Ghurkas and Trattoria Raffaele which are local institutions which exist side by side with mini-markets, independent furnishing shops, and other small businesses. Pubs include the Gastro pub "The Dolphin' and more old fashioned pubs like the "Golden Lion" which hosts blues and jazz nights and the Alfred.
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While Sydenham has been [http://web.archive.org/web/20080617023241/http://www.timeout.com/london/books/features/213.html described] as "pound shop capital of the world", this is perhaps a rather unfair characterisation. The public life of the area is mostly concentrated around Sydenham Road, which runs east from Sydenham Station, and is lined with cafes, mini-markets, independent furnishing shops, and other small businesses. The more ubiquitous high-street chain stores are absent, though smaller and more retro/local chains like Wimpy still exist. Further up the hill is Kirkdale, which was the original high street, and which mostly hosts independent businesses such as costume hire places, piano shops, and handmade furniture shops.
 The more ubiquitous high-street chain stores are absent, although there is a Co-operative and a Superdrug, though smaller and more retro/local chains, like Wimpy still exist. Further up the hill is kirkdale which was the original high street in Sydenham. Here you willfind the likes of mostly independent stores like JH skincare, Alambra, costume hire places, piano shops and handmade furniture shops.
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The summer sees the Sydenham Arts Festival, Started in 2009 and continuting again in 2010.
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* [http://whatifsydenham.wordpress.com/ What If Sydenham] &#8212; a design blog focusing on imagined revamps of Sydenham shopfronts
* [http://www.sydenhamartsfestival.com/ Sydenham Arts Festival]
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 * [http://whatifsydenham.wordpress.com/ What If Sydenham]
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<div class="last_verified">Historical info mostly extracted by [[Kake]] from <i>Sydenham and Forest Hill</i>, by Joan P Alcock. Information on park facilities provided by an anonymous visitor, June 2010.</div>
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summary='An area of South-East London, mostly lying within the London Borough of Lewisham.' website='http://sydenham.org.uk' summary='An area of South-East London, mostly lying within the London Borough of Lewisham.'
summary='An area of South-East London, mostly lying within the London Borough of Lewisham.' website='http://sydenham.org.uk'
Dulwich E Dulwich Forest Hill
W Dulwich Sydenham Bellingham
Norwood Penge New Beckenham

An area of South-East London, mostly lying within the London Borough of Lewisham (in the SE26 postal district).

It is served by three rail stations, which from west to east are Sydenham Hill, Sydenham, and Lower Sydenham, offering mainline services to Victoria or London Bridge. Sydenham Station is also on the new OVERGROUND service which is part of the tube network and takes Oyster cards.

Prior to the late nineteeth century, Sydenham was basically a rural village. However, the coming of the railway in the mid-1800s, the divvying-up of the common land by local landowners, and the relocation of the Crystal Palace from Hyde Park to Sydenham in 1852 all contributed to its transformation into a London suburb. The proximity of the Crystal Palace, where regular concerts were held, attracted a number of musicians and composers to the area, as well as writers such as George Grove (of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians).

[[Crystal Palace Park]] is still the largest public green space in the area, but there are also a number of smaller parks, such as [[Mayow Park] with it's cricket pitch, bowls and award winning community garden, Home Park with it's adventure playground, library and outdoor gym and the award winning Wells Park with it's slides, kids water play area and landscaped grounds]. While Sydenham has been described as "pound shop capital of the world", this is perhaps a rather unfair characterisation. The public life of the area is mostly concentrated around Sydenham Road, which runs east from Sydenham Station, and is lined with cafes such as Kente, Sugahill which hosts art exhibitions and the Blue Mountain Cafe, restaurants like Ghurkas and Trattoria Raffaele which are local institutions which exist side by side with mini-markets, independent furnishing shops, and other small businesses. Pubs include the Gastro pub "The Dolphin' and more old fashioned pubs like the "Golden Lion" which hosts blues and jazz nights and the Alfred.

The more ubiquitous high-street chain stores are absent, although there is a Co-operative and a Superdrug, though smaller and more retro/local chains, like Wimpy still exist. Further up the hill is kirkdale which was the original high street in Sydenham. Here you willfind the likes of mostly independent stores like JH skincare, Alambra, costume hire places, piano shops and handmade furniture shops.

The summer sees the Sydenham Arts Festival, Started in 2009 and continuting again in 2010.

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Auto-generated list of places in Sydenham (view them on a map): (unprocessed INDEX_LIST macro)

Historical info mostly extracted by Kake from Sydenham and Forest Hill, by Joan P Alcock.

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