Part 1
The Illustrated London News of 1850
 
Part 2
The building of The Crystal Palace
 
Part 3
for the Great Exhibition of 1851
 
Part 4    
Part 5    
Part 6
When the Eden Project North comes to Morecambe we shall have our own Crystal Palace (s)
 
Part 7
Joseph Paxton started designing the "Palace" in July 1850 and it was built by May 1851
 
Part 8
There will be more than 8 parts to this report but here is something to start on - progress upto the end of 1850
 

 


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november 23 paying the men

The building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - The sash bar cutting machine
and paying the workmen November 23 1850

 

build detail November 39

Build detail November 30

The building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Testing the girders - The Illustrated London News November 30th 1850

 

november 30 build details

 

Building the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Unloading girders and a painting machine
November 30th 1850

 

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