September 2022: David Fowler talked to us about Sir Joseph Paxton, born Milton Bryan, seventh son of a farmer, who became an English gardener, architect, engineer and Member of Parliament. Sir Joseph Paxton is best known for designing the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world.
A local historian from Bedford, our speaker David Fowler was a Chartered Civil Engineer before he retired. He presently is chair of the Bedford Association of Tour Guides.
| Event type: | Meeting - past event |
| Date: | Wednesday 21st September 2022 |
| Time: | 2:30 pm |
| Group: | monthly speaker meeting |