Plaque

Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'

Inscription

On this site stood Rockhills, the home of Sir Joseph Paxton MP, 1852 - 1865, Sir Henry Buckland, 1922 - 1956.
The London Borough of Bromley
The Crystal Palace Foundation

Site: Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills' (1 memorial)

SE19, Westwood Hill

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'

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Rockhills

Home of Sir Joseph Paxton, 1852-65 (from when the Crystal Palace was rebuilt ...

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Sir Henry Buckland

General manager of Crystal Palace 1914-49. Henry James Buckland was born in M...

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Sir Joseph Paxton

Architect responsible for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Born Milton Bryan, Bedf...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Paxton’s house ‘Rockhills'

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London Borough of Bromley

Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.

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Crystal Palace Foundation

Dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace.

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