Architect responsible for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Born Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire. The Crystal Palace Company gave him, free of rent, Rockhills, a Regency house to the north of the Crystal Palace. He lived at Rockhills from 1853 until his death there.
about a scheme proposed by Paxton: the Great Victorian Way — a railway that would have run for 10 miles around central London.
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Sir Joseph Paxton
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...
Building designed by: Joseph Paxton First large scale prefabricated glass and...
On this site stood Rockhills, the home of Sir Joseph Paxton MP, 1852 - 1865, ...
Architect, engineer and surveyor. Born in Beccles, Suffolk. His works include two Ealing Town Halls: the current one and the previous one, now (2024) NatWest bank at 1a The Mall, Ealing, and severa...
Born London, as Arthur Joseph Davis. In collaboration with Charles Mewes, he designed the Ritz Hotel, the Royal Automobile Club (Pall Mall), the interior of the Carlton Hotel (lost), the old Mornin...
Architect, Born Henry Louis Florence. 1875 he is credited with Stourbridge & Kidderminster Bank in Worcester. In 1871 he began a partnership with Lewis H. Isaacs. Information mainly from Scotti...
Architect, jeweller and designer. A leading figure in the British Arts & Crafts movement. Born near Liverpool. Trained with and worked in John Sedding's practice. Taught at the Central School ...
Builder and economist, a key figure in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. Laid out Essex Street in 1675. Also redeveloped Red Lion Fields and the Temple. It seems he was an extrovert ro...
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