Crystal Palace, London. Sole surviving original cast iron column from The Crystal palace. 1851 by Joseph Paxton. Photo: 16.04.2026. #London #JosephPaxton

Crystal Palace, London. Views of upper terrace. 1851 by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition. Note that this terrace was not where the Crystal Palace building was. Photos: 16.05.2026. #London #CrystalPalace #JosephPaxton #GreatExhibition

The Rock Garden at Chatsworth House in autumn. Created by Joseph Paxton in 1842 and redesigned in 2018
#SeasonalSplendour #AutumnColours #ChatsworthHouse #JosephPaxton

are still running tours every 2 weeks around the park to help raise funds to get the Museum back open. They really deserve some local support 💎

#crystalpalace #crystalpalacemuseum #josephpaxton #guidedtour #lambethtourguides #localhistory #folklore #southnorwood #london

Shooting off at a tangent I remember that #QueenVictoria said that #JosephPaxton told her about the “hextinct hanimals” at the #CrystalPalace. You still hear dropped Hs but I don’t think that nowadays you hear them added at the beginnings of words. #accents