Appraisal: 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition Table Cover, from Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 1.

Plans have been drawn up to build an exact 900,000 sq ft replica of the Victorian Crystal Palace, which housed a 19th century exhibition displaying the might and riches of the British Empire.

Architect and gardener Joseph Paxton, designed the exhibition building which was made of glass, iron and timber. The seemingly fragile structure was nicknamed 'The Crystal Palace' by the satirical ...

We feel you. You might not be able to travel very far IRL right now, but thanks to some nifty virtual reality, you can now go back in time to 1851 to take a tour round Hyde Park’s Crystal Palace.

Architect and gardener Joseph Paxton, designed the exhibition building which was made of glass, iron and timber. The seemingly fragile structure was nicknamed 'The Crystal Palace' by the satirical ...