Basic Site Details Name: | Great Exhibition of 1850 | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Competition assessed by Barry, Cockerell, Donaldson, Brunel, W Cubitt and Robert Stephenson. 240 entrants in total, of which 60 were selected. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Exhibition | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1850 | | | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James Wylson | | | 1850 | | Unsuccessful competition entry | | William Reid Corson | | | 1850 | | Unsuccessful competition entry |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1850 | VIII | | pp241, 265, 277, 296, 308, 313 & 337 | | Builder | 1851 | IX | | pp1 & 8-9i |
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