The Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1877
WHEREAS the Crystal Palace Company (who are herein-after referred to as "the Company") were originally formed under a deed of settlement bearing date the 28th day of May 1852, and by virtue of a special license from the Board of Trade the Company were authorised to take and hold certain lands, containing about 389 acres, in the parishes or hamlets of Battersea and Penge, in the county of Surrey, and Beckenham and Lewisham, in the county of Kent, and by a charter granted by Her present Majesty...