A new cultural venue could be built in Crystal Palace Park incorporating a listed Victorian subway.

Bromley Council are inviting expressions of interest to create a “new world-class cultural destination” on the site of the Crystal Palace, which was destroyed in a fire in 1936.

The outline design for the building is much smaller than the original palace, but would be made from similar materials and be connected to the surviving subway and re-open the tunnel to the public.

Councillor Steven Carr, leader of Bromley Council said: “This is very much the first step in a process and we are seeking expressions of interest from a wide range of cultural venues to fulfil the potential of this unique location.

“We could eventually see a proposal that becomes a viable venue in its own right, while ensuring the restoration of the subway. “The Victorian subway is a rare part of the surviving infrastructure of Crystal Palace Park but access is very restricted, with members of the public unable to see the magnificence of the subway that remains today”.

Crystal Palace Park is a Grade II registered park, originally designed by Sir Joseph Paxton as the setting for the spectacular Crystal Palace, when it was relocated from the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.

The site for the cultural venue is located on the Palace Terrace, the location of Paxton’s Crystal Palace, which gives spectacular 360° views across both central London and the Home Counties.

Interested organisations have until May 10 to submit proposals. To register expressions of interest visit the Bromley Council website.