Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was a prolific English architect and garden designer, A protegé of John Nash, he is particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and St Leonards-on-Sea and of Tunbridge Wells.
Read more about Decimus Burton: Life, Hyde Park, Athaeneum Club, St Leonards, Beulah Spa, Gothic Churches, Kew Gardens, Fleetwood, Death, Gallery
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“Idleness is an appendix to nobility.”
—Robert Burton (1577–1640)