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The Palm House The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Text abstracts and illustrations from Minter and from Kohlmaier (see References) The Palm House

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The Palm Hous e

The Roya l Botan i c Garden s , Kew

Text abstracts and illustrations from Minter and from Kohlmaier (see References)

The Palm House

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The Palm House under construction c.1847 (daguerreotype)

The Palm House 1848 (engraving)

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Portrait is of Joseph Dalton Hooker, son of Sir Wm Hooker

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The smoke stack, disguised as a campanile (bell tower) is just visible behind the trees (left background). The smaller building in front of the Palm Hose is the Waterlily House, built 1864.

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The Palm House 1852 (engraving from the Illustrated London News)

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Underground tunnel and railway supplying coke to the Basement boilers in the Palm House

Renovation and re-use of the Victorian tunnel serving the Palm House in progress

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Restoration of the Palm House underway in October 1985. The underfloor heating pipes have been removed

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Prince of Wales Conservatory 1987