The OG Crystal Palace opened 174 years ago today..
Among the staff was one Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins - the “Assistant Superintendent of Textile Manufacturers”..
Among the staff was one Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins - the “Assistant Superintendent of Textile Manufacturers”..
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Buckinghamshire Archives
On this day in 1851, the Great Exhibition began in the Crystal Palace, London.
Here's a sketch drawn from the exhibition showing Queen Victoria and Albert at the opening!
Here's a sketch drawn from the exhibition showing Queen Victoria and Albert at the opening!
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