Kew at Work Gallery

The Wardian case a portable airtight greenhouse developed by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward

The Wardian case was a portable airtight greenhouse developed by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward to protect live plant material during transportation

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Kew gardener with wheelbarrow

Kew gardener with wheelbarrow. Verbena bonariensis in the foreground, the Orangery building in the background, RBG Kew

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Elevation of the Great Pagoda as first intended, 1763

Sir William Chambers first published this design of the Pagoda in 1763 in his Plans, elevations, sections, and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew in Surry'. The building itself was constructed between Autumn 1761 and Spring 1762. Engraving on paper by T. Miller.
Elevation of the Great Pagoda as first intended by William Chambers, Architect

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