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En 1837, Paxton comenzó el Gran Invernadero de Chatsworth, un gran invernadero de 227 pies de largo y 123 pies de alto. Con columnas de hierro y elementos curvos de madera laminada. En su tiempo este invernadero fue la construcción más grande de vidrio del mundo.
In 1832, Paxton developed an interest in greenhouses at Chatsworth where he designed a series of buildings with "forcing frames" for espalier trees and for the cultivation of exotic plants such as highly prized pineapples.
Built circa 1834, this is the sole survivor of three glasshouses constructed specifically for orchids by Joseph Paxton. It contained the 6th Duke’s superb collection, gathered from all over the world.
Paxton had successfully designed and built glass houses at Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, where he had been head gardener. These sketches for a building made of glass and iron were based on the lines of the Lily House at Chatsworth.
The 6th Duke of Devonshire became intensely interested in gardening after he met Joseph Paxton (1803–1865), a young gardener working in the Horticultural Society's gardens at Chiswick, which adjoined the Duke's land there. Paxton was appointed head gardener at Chatsworth in 1826.
1 de jul. de 2006 · The Great Stove, Chatsworth, designed by Joseph Paxton. Constructed 1836-40. 227 feet long, 123 feet wide, and 67 feet high. "Photographed before its destruction in May 1920" (Colquhoun).
Object details. Perspective drawing of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851, by Sir Joseph Paxton. 13 5/8 x 20 5/8. The iron and glass conservatory-like design of the Paxton's Great Exhibition building is shown in this perspective drawing.
