Richard Turner (iron-founder)

For other people with the same name, see Richard Turner (disambiguation).

Richard Turner
Born1798
Dublin, Ireland
Died31 October 1881 (aged 82/83)[1]
78 Rathmines Road,[2] Dublin
Resting placeMount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium
Occupation(s)Ironmaster and engineer

Richard Turner (1798–1881) was an Irish iron founder and manufacturer of glasshouses, born in Dublin. He is rated as one of the most important glasshouse designers of his time.[3] His works included the Palm House at Kew Gardens (with Decimus Burton), the glasshouse in the Winter Gardens at Regent's Park in London, the Palm House at Belfast Botanic Gardens and the Curvilinear Range at the Irish National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Ireland.[4]

  1. ^ Irish Genealogy Death Certificate https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1881/06423/4845132.pdf
  2. ^ Irish Genealogy Death Certificate https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1881/06423/4845132.pdf
  3. ^ Richard Turner (1798-1881) http://archiseek.com/tag/richard-turner/
  4. ^ Williams, Jeremy (2009). "Turner, Richard". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.