Sir Joseph Paxton (3^rd August 1803 to 8^th June 1865)

Sir Joseph Paxton was one of the Victorian era's greatest engineers and architects. He was initially employed as gardener at Chatsworth though he is most famous for designing the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851

He started as a working as a garden boy at 15. Within five years he was working at The Horticultural Society's gardens which were close to the gardens of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. The Duke often met the young gardener as he strolled in his gardens and was so impressed he offered Joseph a job as Head Gardener at Chatsworth (where he met his future wife.)

I won’t go into a long biography here but he’s most famous for designing the Crystal Palace, for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

He’s buried on the Chatsworth House estate where he lived as the Head Gardener for many years. He’s buried about 30m from the Cavendish family plot where his employers are buried. His wife Sarah remained at Chatsworth House until her death in 1871.

The link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton

Joseph is buried behind this church….