Sir Joseph Paxton
(1803-1865)

Died aged c. 62

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.

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Commemorated on 6 plaques

On 11th June 1850 at this railway station in Derby, Joseph Paxton conceived his design of the Crystal Palace. Charles Fox, Derby engineer, later built it to house the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London: the first world expo.

Platform 1, Derby railway station, Derby, United Kingdom where they conceived his design of the Crystal Palace

Sir Joseph Paxton 1803-1865 celebrated head gardener at Chatsworth, designer of London's Crystal Palace lived at Barbrook House in these grounds 1845 to 1865

Chatsworth Estate, Bakewell, United Kingdom where they lived near

Station Master's House c1850-1968 Attributed to Sir Joseph Paxton

nr Matlock Station, Matlock, United Kingdom where they designed

On this site stood Rockhills The Home of Sir Joseph Paxton 1852 - 1865 Sir Henry Buckland 1922 - 1956

Westwood Hill, London, United Kingdom where they was

Building designed by Joseph Paxton First large scale prefabricated glass and iron building Organised by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 First world exposition of innovation, technology and design Supported by HRH Prince Albert

Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom where they designed (1851)

The Arboretum Terrace. The Arboretum terrace, at almost 300m long, is the most striking feature of this park, which was opened in 1872 to the design of Edward Milner. The focal point of The Terrace was an elegant iron and glass pavilion which stood here and contained a display of exotic plants. Having worked for many years with Sir Joseph Paxton, designer of The Crystal Palace (1854). Edward Milner would have been very familiar with design of ornamental glasshouses

Lincoln Arboretum, Lincoln, United Kingdom where they was