Joseph Paxton

Joseph Paxton

Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament, best known for designing The Crystal Palace.

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    “I’ve always credited the private detective with a high degree of omniscience. Or is that only true in rental fiction?”
    —John Paxton (1911–1985)