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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joseph_PaxtonJoseph Paxton - Wikipedia

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   Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Joseph-PaxtonSir Joseph Paxton | Victorian Era, Crystal Palace, Gardener

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Sir Joseph Paxton (born Aug. 3, 1801, near Woburn, Bedfordshire, Eng.—died June 8, 1865, Sydenham, near London) was an English landscape gardener and designer of hothouses, who was the architect of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › paxton_josephHistory - Historic Figures: Joseph Paxton (1803 - 1865) - BBC

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   Learn about Joseph Paxton, the creator of the Crystal Palace for the 1851 Great Exhibition. Find out how he designed gardens, conservatories and public parks in England.

5. www.archdaily.com › 397949 › ad-classic-the-crystalAD Classics: The Crystal Palace / Joseph Paxton | ArchDaily

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   Jul 5, 2013 · Learn about the history and design of the Crystal Palace, a glass and cast iron structure built by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Discover how Paxton's modular system, biomimicry, and prefabrication influenced architecture and construction.

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7. britishheritage.org › joseph-paxtonJoseph Paxton | British Heritage

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Joseph Paxton, who designed the Crystal Palace, the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, and many public parks and mansions. Explore his contributions to horticulture, engineering, and politics in British heritage.

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8. www.oxforddnb.com › display › 10Paxton, Sir Joseph - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865), who transformed Chatsworth into the most famous garden in England and designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Explore his early years, training, career, inventions, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.

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   Who was Sir Joseph Paxton?

   • Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world. Paxton was born in 1803, the seventh son of a farming family, in Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire.

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   Where did Joseph Paxton go to school?

   • Joseph Paxton attended the free school at Woburn, and is said to have been a garden boy to Sir Hugh Inglis at Milton Bryan Manor. At the age of about fourteen he was placed under his elder brother John, the gardener at Battlesden, the estate of Sir Gregory Page Turner, where his father had also probably worked.

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   How old was Paxton when he was born?

   • Paxton was born in 1803, the seventh son of a farming family, in Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire. Some references, incorrectly, list his birth year as 1801. This is, as he admitted in later life, a result of misinformation he provided in his teens, which enabled him to enrol at Chiswick Gardens.

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   Why was Paxton a great architect?

   • Despite its grandeur, the conservatory was prohibitively expensive to maintain and was eventually demolished in the 1920s. Paxton's remarkable design and engineering skills found their most iconic expression in the Crystal Palace, designed for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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10. www.chatsworth.org › news-media › news-blogs-pressJoseph and Sarah Paxton: an Introduction - Chatsworth House

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    Aug 1, 2022 · Learn about Joseph Paxton, the visionary gardener who transformed Chatsworth and designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Discover his achievements, his wife Sarah, and his legacy in horticulture and architecture.