On this site stood Rockhills, the home of Sir Joseph Paxton MP, 1852 - 1865, Sir Henry Buckland, 1922 - 1956.
The London Borough of Bromley
The Crystal Palace Foundation
Site: Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills' (1 memorial)
SE19, Westwood Hill
On this site stood Rockhills, the home of Sir Joseph Paxton MP, 1852 - 1865, Sir Henry Buckland, 1922 - 1956.
The London Borough of Bromley
The Crystal Palace Foundation
SE19, Westwood Hill
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'
General manager of Crystal Palace 1914-49. Henry James Buckland was born in M...
Architect responsible for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Born Milton Bryan, Bedf...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
In 1714 Russell was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty and that year he commissioned this house at 43 King Street from the architect T...
Fred Perry, 1909 - 1995, tennis champion, lived here, 1919 - 1935. English Heritage
The plaques are on the ground at the foot of the tree. The tree is one of several which are reputed to be the oldest in Britain. The buil...
English Heritage Constant Lambert, 1905 - 1951, composer, lived here, 1947 - 1951.
The phrase "Those that do teach..." is a quote from Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona, Act 4 Scene 2.
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