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	Decimus - Why Decimus?
		Decimus' father James Burton (1761-1837), is credited with creating the town of St. Leonard's (near Hastings, East Sussex) as a seaside resort for the wealthy, between 1827 and 1837.
		Decimus Burton was noted both for his adherence to the classical tradition during the period of the Gothic Revival and for his interest in engineering.
		Decimus Burton's works in the classical style include the Ionic screen at Hyde Park Corner of 1828 and the Athenaeum Club of 1830.
	www.decimus.com /html/whydecimus.html (260 words)

	Decimus Burton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Decimus Burton (30 September 1800-December 1881) was a prolific English architect and garden designer, particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at Kew Gardens and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and St Leonards on Sea and of Tunbridge Wells.
		Burton's work with his father on the East Sussex town of St Leonards on Sea (1827-1837) had impressed wealthy landowner Sir and he commissioned Burton to lay out his new port and seaside resort.
		Decimus Burton retired in 1869, died in December 1881 and was buried alongside his father and other members of his family beneath a distinctive pyramid-shaped memorial in the churchyard at West Hill Road, St Leonards, East Sussex.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Decimus_Burton (611 words)

	Burton, Decimus
		Decimus Burton was born on 30th September 1800; his first name means 'tenth' in Latin - he was his parents' tenth child.
		Today, the layout of the streets is still partly as Decimus planned it over 160 year ago, and some of the buildings he designed are still in use, such as St. Peter's Church, the North Euston Hotel, Queens Terrace and the Custom House which is now the Museum.
		Decimus Burton was very important in the early development of Fleetwood and his skill as an architect and designer was seen not only in Fleetwood but also in many other places in England, Scotland, Wales and abroad.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/B/Burton/burton.htm (286 words)

	VisitHastings.com - Burtons St Leonards - Profiles of the Builders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		James Burton died in 1837 and is buried in the family grave at St Leonards Church.
		Decimus was moved from London at the age of five when the family took up residence near Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
		Decimus began his career in his father’s drawing office, won a scholarship to the Royal Academy at 17 and, by the age of 21, he was in private practice on his own.
	www.visithastings.com /attractions/burton_profile.asp (440 words)

	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: History and Heritage: People: Landscapers, Architects & Gardeners: Decimus Burton
		Decimus Burton, the son of a London builder, first trained as an architect and met early with success – his designs for the Colosseum in Regent’s Park were accepted when he was just 23 years old.
		However, Burton’s most notable feature is the Palm House designed and built over four years, between 1844 and 1848, being at the time the largest glass house in the world.
		Decimus Burton retired from practice in 1869 and died in December 1881.
	www.rbgkew.org.uk /heritage/people/burton.html (367 words)

	Lancashire Churches - Fleetwood
		A church of 1841 by Decimus Burton, the planner of the town of Fleetwood
		Burton had done much work in London (Hyde Park and Regent's Park), as well as collaborating with J. Paxton and R. Turner on the great Palm Houses at Chatsworth and Kew.
		Burton's church stopped at the end of the present nave.
	www.lancashirechurches.co.uk /fleetwoodstp.htm (821 words)

	Decimus Burton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 -December 1881) was a prolific English architect and garden designer, particularly associated withprojects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at Kew Gardens and London Zoo, andwith the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and St Leonards on Sea and of Tunbridge Wells.
		Burton initially trained in the architectural and building practice run by his father James Burton (1761-1837), and then with John Nash for whom he elaborated on the designs ofCornwall Terrace, facing London 's Regent's Park.
		Decimus Burton retired in 1869, died in December 1881 and was buried alongside his father and other members of his familybeneath a distinctive pyramid -shaped memorial in the churchyard at West Hill Road, StLeonards, East Sussex.
	www.therfcc.org /decimus-burton-113353.html (487 words)

	Spa Early 19th century produced by C. Poole
		The tepid pool, private baths and associated rooms and a reservoir of the Decimus Burton spa complex built in 1829 are the key structures of this phase.
		This site was entirely dominated by the constructions of Decimus Burton, which had removed all evidence of earlier structures since the Roman phase of activity.
		In the eastern area the Burton construction was represented by the foundations for his tepid pool [300].
	homepages.tesco.net /~cynbyn/spalgeorg.htm (1494 words)

	Decimus Burton (1800-1881)
		Decimus Burton trained in the architectural practice of his father, and achieved early renown (when in his early twenties) with his design for the Coliseum in Regent's Park, sadly no longer extant.
		However, a number of the Nash terraces there are by Decimus Burton, working under Nash's supervision (see the walk there).
		Outside London, Burton is represented by works in various South Coast towns, including the imposing Adelaide Terrace and Adelaide Crescent in Hove (see the walk there).
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /speel/arch/burton.htm (158 words)

	Victorian London - Entertainment and Recreation - Parks, Commons and Heaths - Regent's Park
		Burton was a speculative builder, the Thomas Cubitt of his day.
		Holford's, was erected by Decimus Burton for the late Marquis of Hertford.
		Dunstan's Villa, situated on the south-west side, was built by Decimus Burton for the late Marquis of Hertford.
	www.victorianlondon.org /entertainment/regentspark.htm (1249 words)

	Pyramid mausoleum of Mad Jack Fuller
		London builder, James Burton (1761-1837), is credited with creating the town of St. Leonards (near Hastings, East Sussex) as a seaside resort for the wealthy, between 1827 and 1837.
		Father, son and other family members are buried beneath the Burton pyramid located on West Hill Road, St Leonards overlooking the sea.
		The purpose of this pyramid shaped monument is unknown and it bears no inscriptioin.
	www.johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com /Pyramid.html (344 words)

	Spa Intro; produced by C. Poole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In addition the Burton activity within these three areas affected the level to which earlier archaeology had survived, though all were truncated to a lesser or greater extent.
		In the eastern area the Burton tepid pool (300) foundation was cut down into the natural gravels to a depth of c.18.7 m OD leaving only the basal remnants of the deepest Roman foundations below.
		In the western area the Burton foundation trench (340) had cut down to a depth of 19.75 m OD to hard Roman deposits removing almost all post-Roman stratigraphy apart from the truncated bases of later negative features.
	homepages.tesco.net /~cynbyn/spaintro.htm (438 words)

	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: History and Heritage: Timeline: 1841-1885: Decimus Burton
		In addition to his work on the Palm House, Decimus Burton was also commissioned to design a series of other features for the new Royal Botanic Gardens.
		Burton's Main Gate and Broad Walk created a new, formal, entrance structure for the Botanic Gardens.
		Careful, artful management of views is a significant feature of garden design through the ages, and was certainly an integral part of the design of Prince Frederick and Princess Augusta's 18th century Kew Gardens.
	www.rbgkew.org.uk /heritage/timeline/1841to1885_burton.html (328 words)

	Decimus - About Us
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		Decimus focuses on providing out sourced business, finance and technology consulting to help our customers operate more effectively, more efficiently, and, most importantly more profitably.
		The team at Decimus has worked across the media, finance, consulting and technology areas for clients in Asia-Pacific, Europe, USA and Canada and have considerable hands-on operational experience of setting up and running businesses in the Asia Pacific region.
	www.decimus.com /html/aboutus.html (255 words)

	Kew
		Here's the palm house, the largest greenhouse and the most striking, designed by Decimus Burton, completed in 1848, and restored in the 1950s and 1980s.
		The campanile was built by Decimus Burton and built in the 1840's.
		It is 32.42m (107ft) high and was originally designed as a water tower and chimney for the Palm House to which it is connected by a tunnel.
	www.hoary.org /snaps/engl/kew.html (541 words)

	Decimus Burton and Richard Turner - Great Buildings Online
		"Decimus Burton was a prolific English architect and garden designer, particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at Kew Gardens and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and St Leonards on Sea and of Tunbridge Wells.
		"Burton initially trained in the architectural and building practice run by his father James Burton (1761-1837), and then with John Nash for whom he elaborated on the designs of Cornwall Terrace, facing London 's Regent's Park.
		Decimus Burton and Richard Turner at Archiplanet —
	www.greatbuildings.com /architects/Decimus_Burton_and_Richard.html (386 words)

	Decimus Burton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Burton entrenó inicialmente en la práctica arquitectónica y del edificio funcionada por su padre James Burton (1761-1837), y entonces con Juan Nash para quien él elaboró en los diseños de la terraza de Cornwall, haciendo frente al parque de Regent de Londres.
		El trabajo de Burton con su padre en la ciudad del este de Sussex de St Leonards en el mar (1827-1837) había impresionado a sir rico Peter Hesketh y él del terrateniente comisionó a Burton presentar a su nuevo recurso del puerto y de la playa.
		Decimus Burton jubilado en 1869, muerto en diciembre de 1881 y fue enterrado junto a su padre y a otros miembros de su familia debajo de un monumento pira'mide-formado distintivo en el churchyard en el camino del oeste de la colina, St Leonards, Sussex del este.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/de/Decimus%20Burton.htm (617 words)

	Decimus Burton - Further London Commissions at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On the strength of Decimus’ experience at Regents Park he became involved in the refurbishment of Hyde Park to set off the King’s new home at Buckingham Palace.
		In 1824 Decimus Burton was commissioned to produce designs for the newly formed Athenaeum Club in Waterloo Place.
		Decimus’ last great project in London was at Kew Gardens which were transferred from Crown to State in 1841.
	www.hmag.org.uk /burton/dblondon.aspx (469 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Restoring Kew Gardens - 2002.1002
		Architect Decimus Burton was responsible for designing two of the main buildings in Kew — the Temperate House and the Palm House — in collaboration with the iron-founder Richard Turner.
		Its location was determined by Burton who was adamant that it should stand by the body of water then known as George III's lake so the reflection of the building could be seen in the water.
		The southern entrance of the Temperate House,by Decimus Burton, the world's largest ornamental glasshouse.
	www.architectureweek.com /2002/1002/culture_1-2.html (1018 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Burton Decimus
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	au.encarta.msn.com /Burton_Decimus.html (83 words)

	Decimus Burton, Fleetwood's Architect
		Decimus Burton (1800-1881) was the architect responsible for many of Fleetwood's early buildings.
		The Cottages at the rear of the Mount
		His work has given the town its distinctive character.
	www.enation.co.uk /DecimusBurton.htm (80 words)

	Encyclopedia: Decimus Burton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Map sources for Fleetwood at grid reference SD333479 Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, lying at the northern end of the Fylde peninsula.
		The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire.
		Geometric shape created by connecting a polygonal base to an apex A pyramid is a geometric shape formed by connecting a polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by triangular faces.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Decimus-Burton (1751 words)

	Burton Coat of Arms, Family Crest
		Burton is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066.
		The Burton family lived in Yorkshire, where they held lands at Burton Agnes, Burton Constable and Burton Pidsea.
		Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Richard Burton who settled in Virginia in 1624; John Burton settled in the Barbados with his wife Elizabeth and son Charles in 1678; Joseph Burton settled in Portland Maine in 1820.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp/s.Burton/origin.EN/sId./qx/coatofarms_details.htm (1304 words)

	Decimus Burton â“ Work Outside London at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
		Decimus Burton was involved in several development schemes outside London.
		A prospectus was issued in 1837 and the town experienced a boom in the early 1840s until a rail link was established with Scotland in 1847.
		Decimus designed a number of medium sized country houses and villas and elevations and plans of these survive in the Museum of both classical and rustic type.
	www.hmag.org.uk /burton/dbother.aspx (377 words)

	London Borough of Croydon \| Tivoil Lodge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Built in 1830 by Decimus Burton, Tivoli Lodge is the sole survivor of the Beulah Spa founded at Upper Norwood in 1831.
		The pump room and other spa buildings were designed by acclaimed architect Decimus Burton, whose elegant villas also survive at Tunbridge Wells.
		Beulah was a typical early Victorian pleasure resort with all the gimmicks of the age including a maze, a camera obscura and an archery ground.
	www.croydon.gov.uk /leisure/artsentertainmentculture/culture/localhistoryheritage/historicbuildings/tivoillodge?a=5441 (208 words)

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