VVe are not acquainted with any building in which so many substitutes for manual labour have been successfully adopted in its construction, as in that the details of which we are now describing. — The Illustrated London News
General Views of the Works
Machinery
- Unloading Girders [large crane illuminated for night work]
- The Gutter-Cutting Machine
- Painting Machine
- The Sash-bar Finishing Machine
- Circular Planing Machine
- The Adze
- Glazing Wagon
- Planing and Adzing Machinery
- Drilling and Punching Machines.
Construction
- Testing the Girders
- Glazing the Roof
- Pair of Transept Ribs, Framed Together, Previous to Hoisting
- Raising the Ribs of the Transept Roof (and men working on platform)
- Portion of the South Front
- The Transept
- Raising the Girder of the Central Aisle
- Raising the ribs of the Transept roof
- Construction of the Roof
- Ribs of the Transept
- Glass and Iron Vaulted Roof
Completed Views
Related material
- “The Industrial Palace in Hyde-Park. Mr. Paxton’s Lecture, at the Society of Arts”
Paxton’s lecture explains in detail the development of the design, materials, and construction methods of the Crystal Palace.
Last modified 24 August 2017