Joseph Paxton, 'the busiest man in England'.

Organisation:

'Breathing Life into History'

Region:

Anywhere

Notice Period:

Short (maybe less than one month's notice)

Type:

Professional

Fee:

Paid: £70 + travel

Category:

Hobbies

Updated:

10^th January 2019

Tagged:

Architecture | Biography | History | Victorian

The life of Joseph Paxton (1803-65) -designer of gardens, conservatories, parks, houses and so much more...

I have always had a love of history and in 2004 set up 'Breathing Life into History' which is an eclectic mix of social and cultural historical talks, courses and guided tours. There is a focus on Victorian Britain and the first half of the 20th century. There is a range of art history as well as talks on gardening. I come from the East End of London and this has been the inspiration of much of my historical research and writing, as has the Peak District where I have lived for over 30 years in Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Danny wells

• An Appreciation of the Southern Peak (Derbyshire Dales & Staffordshire Moorlands).
• Art of the Xmas Card
• Art of the Garden
• Art of Derbyshire
• Art of World War 1
• Every Picture Tells a Story
• Cook's Tours
• Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India
• Catherine Booth, Mother of the Salvation Army
• Our Marie - The Life & Times of Marie Lloyd & the Music Hall
• The English & Gardening
• The Golden Age of Children's Picture Books and Nursery Rhymes
• The Victorians and the Christmas Season
• Cheers! Pubs and drinking
• Lest We Forget
• The City of Dreadful Night
• Florence Nightingale-The Lady with the Lamp
• The Victorian Way of Death
• The Romance of the Derbyshire Dales
• Leek-'The Queen of the Moorlands'
• Art and the East End of London
• East End Life through the lens of a camera (from one World War to another).