Joseph Paxton, English architect, landscape architect, illustrator, and naturalist, was born on 3 August 1801 into a Bedford peasant family. Now best known for his project for the Crystal Palace, he was a gardener under William George Cavendish at Chatsworth, Derbyshire and, at the age of twenty-three, became head gardener to the Duke and began his work as a builder of large glasshouses.
His works include numerous public and private gardens, notably those at Chatsworth, Crystal Palace, and Birkenhead.
Joseph Paxton died at Chatsworth on 8 June 1865.
His works include numerous public and private gardens, notably those at Chatsworth, Crystal Palace, and Birkenhead.
Joseph Paxton died at Chatsworth on 8 June 1865.
