Anerley

Anerley is a district of South London, England, located in the London Borough of Bromley. It is situated 8.5 miles (14 km) south south-east of Charing Cross. Anerley is geographically an outer lying area of London, although it is considered to have characteristics of an Inner city suburb. The district is the former site of The Crystal Palace. Anerley has never existed as an independent entity, but rather as a general area. Prior to the enclosure and the relocation of The Crystal Palace to Penge Place at the top of Sydenham Hill, Anerley was an unoccupied part of Penge Common, and did not develop until the 19th Century. The government Act of 1827 stipulated that a 50 feet (15 metres) wide, new road, was to be set out from Elmers End Road...