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AWE INSIRING: Crystal Palace was a key building of Victorian England and (bottom right) Joseph Paxton who designed the Palace. |
(P153) - Pictures fetch fortune - News Shopper 1 September 2004
AWE INSIRING: Crystal Palace was a key building
of Victorian England and (bottom right) Joseph Paxton who
designed the Palace.
A set of mid-19th century photographs of Crystal Palace fetched almost three times the expected amount at auction.
The 47 photos were bought by English Heritage for £13,500. Bidding was only expected to reach £5,000.
The portfolio of shots, taken by Philip Henry Delamotte during the late 1850s, shows Crystal Palace, which was built for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park before being moved to Sydenham Hill
An English Heritage spokesperson said: "Crystal Palace was a key building of Victorian England and we feel this record should be preserved in the public domain."
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Full set of photographs on English Heritage website.