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Latitude: 51.421 / 51°25'15"N
Longitude: -0.0707 / 0°4'14"W
OS Eastings: 534242
OS Northings: 170879
OS Grid: TQ342708
Mapcode National: GBR HN.BTD
Mapcode Global: VHGRD.QJGZ
Plus Code: 9C3XCWCH+CP
Entry Name: Bust of Sir Joseph Paxton at Crystal Palace Park
Listing Date: 8 November 2001
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1389535
English Heritage Legacy ID: 488221
ID on this website: 101389535
Location: Crystal Palace Park, Bromley, London, SE19
County: London
District: Bromley
Electoral Ward/Division: Crystal Palace
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bromley
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Anerley Christ Church and St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Sculpture
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08-NOV-01 Bust of Sir Joseph Paxton at
Crystal Palace Park
GV II
Bust. 1869, signed by W F Woodington. Massive bust of Joseph Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace executed in Carrera marble in a heroic style. This now stands on a later C20 brick plinth to a height of 8 feet. The bust was paid for by public subscription and unveiled on the Terraces on 10th June 1873 by Lady Frederick Cavendish of Chatsworth. It was moved to another site in the park after the destruction of Crystal Palace by fire in 1936.
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