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Paxton, Sir Joseph, 1803–65, English architect, noted for his use of glass and iron in a proto-modern manner. Beginning his career as a gardener and estate manager, he then built two greenhouses at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, for the duke of Devonshire. The first was the great conservatory (1836–40); the second was a smaller building, designed to protect the Victoria Regia water lily. This work served as a model for the Crystal Palace Crystal Palace, building designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and erected in Hyde Park, London, for the Great Exhibition in 1851. In 1854 it was removed to Sydenham, where, until its damage by fire in 1936, it housed a museum of sculpture, pictures, and architecture and was
..... Click the link for more information. , built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He was knighted for the success of this design.

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No references found			Birkenhead Park is one of our national treasures and we are delighted at the transformation, which echoes the full colour, form and splendour that Sir Joseph Paxton sought to achieve. 'National treasure' actress re-opens pounds 11m local gem by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Some of the species which faced the axe were planted when the world famous head gardener Sir Joseph Paxton designed the cemetery in the nineteenth century. Calls for tree replacement; ENVIRONMENT: City Cemetery may lose many ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) The park was opened in 1847, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, and was the first public park in the world. pounds 500,000 key to make park gem popular again by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			Siphonolaimoidea Siphonophora Siphonophyceae siphonosome Siphonostele Siphonotretacea siphonozooid Siphoviridae siphuncle Siphunculata Sipiagin, Dmitrii Sipiagin, Dmitrii Sergeevich SIPLAN Siple siporex SIPP Sippai Sippar Siprol Sipuncula Sipunculida Sipunculoidea Siqueiros, David Alfaro Siquijor Sir Sir Joseph Paxton Sir William Henry Bragg Sir William Lawrence Bragg Sirach Siracky, Andrej Sirácky, Andrej Sirah Siraj-ud-daula Sirajganj Siranuish Siras Sirdar SIRDS Sire Sirelius, Uuno Taavi Siren Siren, Johan Sirén, Johan Sirenia sirenian Sirenidae sirens Siret Siretul Sirge, Rudolf Sirhak Pa			Sir John Frederick William Herschel Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet Sir John Gielgud Sir John Gielgud Sir John Hawkins Sir John Hawkins Sir John Hawkyns Sir John Herschel Sir John Kerr Sir John Major Sir John Marshall Sir John Richardson Sir John Robert Kerr Sir John Robert Seeley Sir John Ross Sir John Suckling Sir John Tenniel Sir John Vanbrigh Sir John Vanbrugh Sir John Wilson School Sir Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Chamberlain Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker Sir Joseph John Thomson Sir Joseph Larmor Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer Sir Joseph Paxton Sir Joseph Whitworth Sir Josh Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Julian Corbett Sir Karl Popper Sir Karl Popper Sir Karl Raimund Popper Sir Karl Raimund Popper Sir Kenneth Clark Sir Kingsley Amis Sir Lancelot Sir Lancelot Sir Lanka Sir Lanka Sir Launcelot Sir Launcelot Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier Sir Laurence Olivier Sir Laurence Olivier Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sir lawrence olivier Sir lawrence olivier Sir Leander Jameson Sir Leander Starr Jameson Sir Leonard Hutton Sir Leonard Woolley Sir Leslie Stephen Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology Sir MA Refalo Centre

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Paxton, Sir Joseph (redirected from Sir Joseph Paxton)

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