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Joseph Cubitt

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Joseph Cubitt
sepia photograph of a bearded man sat in a chair with his arms folded and legs crossed.
Joseph Cubitt photographed in the 1860s
Born(1811-11-24)24 November 1811
Horning, Norfolk, England
Died7 December 1872(1872-12-07) (aged 61)
NationalityEnglish
Parent(s)Sir William Cubitt
Abigail Sparkhall Cubitt
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil engineering
Projects

Joseph Cubitt (24 November 1811 – 7 December 1872) was an English civil engineer. Amongst other projects, he designed the Blackfriars Railway Bridge over the River Thames in London.

Early life

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Cubitt was born in Horning, Norfolk, on 24 November 1811. He was the son of Sir William Cubitt and Abigail Sparkhall (1785-1813). After his mother's death, his father married Elizabeth Jane Tiley in 1820. From his father's second marriage, he had a younger half-brother, William, born 1830.

He was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham. He was trained for the profession of civil engineer by his father.[1]

Career

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Cubitt constructed a great part of the London and South-Western Railway, the whole of the Great Northern Railway, the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, the Rhymney Railway, the Oswestry and Newtown Railway, and the Colne Valley Railway.[1] He was appointed engineer to the Oswestry & Newtown Railway on 3 October 1856.[2]

Cubitt was responsible for Weymouth Pier, the extension of the north pier and other works of Great Yarmouth haven, and the new Blackfriars Bridge. He was a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and for many years vice-president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was also a lieutenant-colonel of the Engineer and Railway Staff volunteers.[1]

Personal life

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Cubitt died on 7 December 1872 in St George Hanover Square, London.[1][3]

Ancestry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cubitt, William (1785-1861)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. ^ Company minutes, National Archives RAIL 552/1, p167
  3. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007".

Attribution  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain"Cubitt, William (1785-1861)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.