Sir Joseph Paxton

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Sir Joseph Paxton was a renowned 19th-century English gardener, architect, and engineer best known for designing the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Member of Parliament
architect
engineer
gardener
human
landscape architect
awardReceived knighthood
birthDate 1803-08-03
birthPlace Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire, England
burialPlace Churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathDate 1865-06-08
deathPlace Sydenham, Kent, England
designed Barrow-in-Furness railway station layout and docks (involvement)
Great Conservatory at Chatsworth
linked to: Chatsworth House

The Crystal Palace
Victoria Regia House at Chatsworth
linked to: Chatsworth House
designedForEvent Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
linked to: The Crystal Palace
educatedAt Horticultural Society’s Chiswick Gardens (as trainee gardener)
employer William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
familyName Paxton
fieldOfWork architecture
civil engineering
horticulture
genre garden design
givenName Joseph
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced development of glass-and-iron architecture
knownFor designing the Crystal Palace
work at Chatsworth House gardens
marriageDate 1827
memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
name Joseph Paxton
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton
notableWork Chatsworth House gardens
linked to: Chatsworth House

Great Conservatory, Chatsworth
linked to: Chatsworth House

The Crystal Palace
Victoria Regia House, Chatsworth
linked to: Chatsworth House
occupation architect
engineer
gardener
landscape gardener
politician
parliamentaryTermEnd 1865
parliamentaryTermStart 1854
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Coventry
head gardener at Chatsworth House
spouse Sarah Bown
workedOn Great Exhibition of 1851

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West Norwood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject linked to: West Norwood Cemetery, London
West Norwood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace
subject linked to: West Norwood Cemetery, London
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West Norwood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton, landscape architect
subject linked to: West Norwood Cemetery, London
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton
West Norwood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton, gardener
subject linked to: West Norwood Cemetery, London
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton
West Norwood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton, British architect
subject linked to: West Norwood Cemetery, London
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West Norwood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton, British gardener and architect
subject linked to: West Norwood Cemetery, London
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton
Crystal Palace Park designedBy Joseph Paxton
subject linked to: Crystal Palace Park (part)
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Great Exhibition of 1851 architectOfMainBuilding Joseph Paxton
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Sir Joseph Paxton name Joseph Paxton
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Chatsworth House hasLandscapeDesigner Joseph Paxton
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St Marylebone Cemetery notableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
Buxton railway station architect Joseph Paxton
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The Crystal Palace designedBy Joseph Paxton
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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire commissionedLandscapeDesigner Joseph Paxton
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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire patronOf Joseph Paxton
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Birkenhead Park designedBy Joseph Paxton
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Birkenhead Park hasLandscapeArchitect Joseph Paxton
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Sarah Bown spouse Joseph Paxton
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Sarah Bown partnerOf Joseph Paxton
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Sarah Bown spouseName Sir Joseph Paxton
Emperor Fountain architect Joseph Paxton
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