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From the archives: The Crystal Palace鈥檚 leaking roof, 1851
鈥淲ithin all was bustle鈥濃 the third of our archive pieces celebrating 好色先生TV鈥檚 180th anniversary is an eye witness account of the chaotic scene at the Crystal Palace construction site as workers rush to get the building finished just weeks before the opening of the Great Exhibition