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Crystal Palace: Study reveals secret of 190-day Victorian build

The Crystal Palace was originally constructed for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, in central London, before being dismantled and rebuilt in south-east London in 1854, where it remained until it was destroyed by fire in 1936.

The researchers discovered the use of Whitworth screw threads at the site in Sydenham both in the remains of the building and the nearby south water tower, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built to power the fountains in front of the Crystal Palace.

Prior to the Whitworth innovation, no two screws across different manufacturers had the same thread, the researchers said.


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