 Statue of Thomas Cubitt by William Fawke, 1995. Denbigh Street, London. Thomas Cubitt (born Buxton, Norfolk 1788–1855) was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 826 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Statue of Thomas Cubitt by William Fawke, 1995. ...
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Background The son of a Norfolk farmer, he journeyed to India as ship's carpenter from which he earned sufficient funds to start his own building firm in Gray's Inn Road, London where he was the first builder to have a 'modern' system of employing all the types of sub-contractors internally, on permanent wages, instead of outsourcing the tradeswork as had been done previously. Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...
Grays Inn Road is a major road in central London, in the London Borough of Camden, and is part of the A5200 in Londons congestion charge zone. ...
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Work Cubitt's first major building was the London Institute in Finsbury Circus, built in 1815. After this he worked primarily on speculative housing at Camden Town, Islington, and especially at Highbury Park, Stoke Newington (now part of Islington). Th University of the Arts London is a federal university and Europes largest and leading centre for education in art communication and design. ...
Finsbury Circus is the oldest public park in the City of London. ...
April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ...
Camden Town is an area of north London in the London Borough of Camden. ...
Islington is an inner-city district in north London. ...
The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. ...
Arms of Islington London Borough Council Islington Town Hall Islington is a borough of London to the north of the City of London, west of Hackney, east of Camden, and south of Haringey. ...
His development of areas of Bloomsbury, including Gordon Square and Tavistock Square, began in 1820, for a group of landowners including the Duke of Bedford. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 157 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kemp Town Thomas Cubitt User...
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Kemp Town is a residential estate in the east of Brighton in England. ...
Brighton is located on the south coast of England, and together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ...
Bloomsbury may refer to: Bloomsbury, London, an area in the centre of the city the Bloomsbury group, an English literary group active around from around 1905 to the start of World War II. the Bloomsbury Gang, a political grouping centred on the local landowner, John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford...
Gordon Square Gordon Square is in Bloomsbury, London. ...
Tavistock Square Tavistock Square is a square in Bloomsbury, London. ...
1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the peerage of England. ...
He was commissioned in 1824 by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, to create a great swathe of building in Belgravia centred around Belgrave Square and Pimlico, in what was to become his greatest achievement in London. Notable amongst this development are the north and west sides of Eaton Square, which exemplify Cubitt's style of building and design. His work in Belgrave Square was helped by the architect Philip Hardwick (1792-1870) who designed Sefton House. 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869) was an English aristocrat who continued the development of his familys extensive property holdings in London. ...
Belgravia is a district in the City of Westminster in London, to the south-west of Buckingham Palace. ...
The north east side of Belgrave Square soon after construction Belgrave Square is one of the grandest 19th century squares in London. ...
Pimlico is a district in London, England and part of the City of Westminster. ...
Eaton Square is a residential garden square in Londons exclusive Belgravia district. ...
An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ...
Philip Hardwick (1792-1870) was an eminent English architect (son of architect Thomas Hardwick (junior) (1752-1829), and grandson of Thomas Hardwick Senior (1725-1798)). He is particularly associated with transport-related buildings (eg: railway stations, warehouses) in London and elsewhere. ...
Cubitt was also responsible for the east front of Buckingham Palace. He also built and personally funded nearly a kilometre of the Thames Embankment. He was employed in the large development of Kemp Town in Brighton, and Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, completed in 1851. Cubitt's public works included the provision of public parks, including being an organiser of the Battersea Park Scheme and a guarantor of the Great Exhibition of 1851, and contributing to the Metropolitan Building Act 1855. Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ...
Victoria Embankment, London The Victoria Embankment, previously the Thames Embankment is a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London in the cities of Westminster and London. ...
Kemp Town is a residential estate in the east of Brighton in England. ...
Brighton is located on the south coast of England, and together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ...
Osborne House and its grounds are now open to the public Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. // History The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. ...
The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ...
1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Battersea Park peace pagoda The bandstand in Battersea Park The cover of Petula Clarks 2001 box set, Meet me in Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200 acre (0. ...
The Great Exhibition: Paxtons Crystal Palace enclosed full-grown trees in Hyde Park. ...
1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
In 1827 he withdrew from the management of the business he had established at Gray's Inn Road leaving such matters to his brother William Cubitt; the firm of Cubitts still carried out the work of Thomas Cubitt and the change robbed neither of the partners of the credit for their work. Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Grays Inn Road is a major road in central London, in the London Borough of Camden, and is part of the A5200 in Londons congestion charge zone. ...
William Cubitt (1791 – 1863) was an English engineering contractor and politician. ...
In 1883 the business was acquired by Holland & Hannen, a leading competitor, and the combined business became known as Holland & Hannen and Cubitts and subsequently as Holland, Hannen & Cubitts. 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major building firm responsible for many of the great buildings of London. ...
Trivia His son by his wife Mary Anne Warner, George, who was created Baron Ashcombe in 1892, was the great-grandfather of Camilla Parker Bowles. The Right Honourable George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe (4 June 1828 – 26 February 1917) was a British politician, the son of architect Thomas Cubitt. ...
Baron Ashcombe is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...
1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Camilla Parker Bowles (born July 17 1947) was mistress, now girlfriend, of Charles, Prince of Wales. ...
After his death, Queen Victoria said "In his sphere of life, with the immense business he had in hand, he is a real national loss. A better, kindhearted or more simple, unassuming man never breathed." Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ...
Cubitt's younger brother Lewis was an architect, and designed many of the houses built by his elder brother. Lewis Cubitt was born on 29 September 1799 and died on 9 June 1883. ...
Another statue of Cubitt can be seen in Dorking, opposite the Dorking baths, as he was favoured there for his architecture on his Denbies estate. Dorking is a market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey in England. ...
External Links - The Thomas Cubitt Restaurant
References Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920 |
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