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A huge fire ravaged Alexandra Palace in Muswell Hill, London on 9th June, 1873 - just 16 days after it had opened, on Queen Victoria\u2019s birthday, as \u2018the People\u2019s Palace\u2019. A single burning ember is thought to have caused the blaze.\n125 firefighters, in horse-drawn and steam-powered fire engines, had to climb 7 miles uphill, and by the time they got there, the building was engulfed in flames. But, almost immediately, a decision was taken to rebuild it. That\u2019s Victorian stoicism for you.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly peruse the surprisingly gaudy programme of planned events for the exhibition space\u2019s opening season; explain how a \u2018people\u2019s\u2019 palace came to be named after Royalty anyway; and reveal the remarkable resilience of Henry Willis\u2019 giant organ\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u20189 June 1873: Alexandra Palace burns down\u2019 (MoneyWeek, 2015): https://moneyweek.com/395048/9-june-1873-alexandra-palace-burns-down\n\u2022 \u2018A Look Back in Time\u2019 (Alexandra Palace official website): https://www.alexandrapalace.com/our-history/timeline/\n\u2022 \u2018Alexandra Palace London [4K] - DJI MAVIC PRO\u2019 (FlyBy, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cool4TxpaQ\n#Victorian #UK #London\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices