Giant Joseph Paxton bust restored to its original Crystal Palace location

A monumental bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, the Victorian designer behind both the Crystal Palace and the park that bears its name, has been returned to its original position on the Italian Terraces as part of the ongoing restoration of Crystal Palace Park.
(c) Crystal Palace Park Trust
The oversized stone sculpture, which had stood for many years on a rather unappealing brick plinth near the sports ground, has now been installed on a newly constructed plinth overlooking the landscape Paxton himself