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Study reveals secret of 190-day Crystal Palace build

by neversaydie on 9/17/24, 7:12 AM with 3 comments

• by tonyedgecombe on 9/17/24, 10:38 AM

  It was largely thanks to a gardener who was also responsible for the Cavendish banana that we all eat now.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton

• by walthamstow on 9/17/24, 2:25 PM

  I imagine screws also made it a lot easier to dismantle and move to what was then Penge Common