# Lewis Cubitt

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[[File:Lewis Cubitt by Sir William Boxall.jpg|thumb|upright|Portrait of Lewis Cubitt by [William Boxall](/source/William_Boxall), 1845]]
'''Lewis Cubitt''' (29 September 1799 – 9 June 1883) was an English [civil engineer](/source/civil_engineer) and architect.<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=62970|title=Cubitt, Lewis|first=Richard|last=John}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Brodie |first=Antonia |date=20 December 2001 |title=Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 1 (A-K) |publisher=Royal Institute of British Architects |page=479|isbn=0826455131 }}</ref>

==Life==
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He was a younger brother of [Thomas Cubitt](/source/Thomas_Cubitt),<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=6859|title=Cubitt, Thomas|first=Hermione|last=Hobhouse}}</ref> the leading [master builder](/source/Master_craftsman) in [London](/source/London) in the second quarter of the 19th century, and he designed many of the [housing development](/source/housing_development)s constructed by his sibling. He also was a younger brother of [William Cubitt](/source/William_Cubitt_(politician)), the [Lord Mayor of London](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_London).

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 [London Bridge railway station](/source/London_Bridge_railway_station) in 1844.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Cole | first = David | title = Mocatta's stations for the Brighton Railway | journal = Journal of Transport History | volume =5 | pages =149–157 | publisher =Manchester University Press | location =Manchester | date =1958 | issue = 3 | doi = 10.1177/002252665800300304 | s2cid = 115346320 | issn = 0022-5266 }}</ref> He also designed [Bricklayers Arms](/source/Bricklayers_Arms_railway_station) (1844) and [King's Cross](/source/London_King's_Cross_railway_station) railway stations (1851&ndash;52) and the Great Northern Hotel (1854).

==Legacy==

As part of the ongoing redevelopment of the adjoining railway lands, now known as [King's Cross Central](/source/King's_Cross_Central), a [granary](/source/granary) designed by Cubitt has been refurbished as the main campus facility for [Central Saint Martins](/source/Central_Saint_Martins), a constituent college of the [University of the Arts London](/source/University_of_the_Arts_London). The structural rivet Cubitt used in his development of the granary inspired the hinges used by eyewear brand [Cubitts](/source/Cubitts), who are named after the Cubitt brothers.

Lewis Cubbitt Square and Lewis Cubitt Park, in the [London Borough of Camden](/source/London_Borough_of_Camden) commemorate Cubitt's work in the area.
<ref>https://camdenguides.com/new-squares-and-parks-in-camden-2/</ref>

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

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