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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Build detail december 7th

The building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 -

A portion of the South Front -The glazing waggon - The sash bar finishing machine

 

build details december 7

The building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
The gutter cutting machinery - The circular planing machine - The adze
The Adzing and planing machinery

 

build details december 7

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


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