Lewis Cubitt (29 September 1799 – 9 June 1883) was an English

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and architect.

Life

He was a younger brother of

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, the leading

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in the second quarter of the 19th century, and he designed many of the

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s constructed by his sibling. He also was a younger brother of

William Cubitt Sir William Cubitt FRS (bapt. 9 October 1785 – 13 October 1861) was an eminent English civil engineer and millwright. Born in Norfolk, England, he was employed in many of the great engineering undertakings of his time. He invented a type of ...

, the

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. He built many bridges in his career, most of them being in South America, Australia and India. Lewis was jointly responsible for designing the rebuilt

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in 1844. He also designed Bricklayers Arms (1844) and King's Cross railway stations (1851–52) and the Great Northern Hotel (1854). As part of the ongoing redevelopment of the adjoining railway lands, now known as

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, a

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, a constituent college of the

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. The structural rivet Cubitt used in his development of the granary inspired the hinges used by eyewear brand Cubitts, who are named after the Cubitt brothers.

Family

He married Sophia Kendall (1811-1879) on 23 January 1830.

References

1799 births 1883 deaths Architects from London British railway architects People associated with transport in London Transport design in London {{UK-architect-stub