Architect. Younger brother of Thomas. Designed King's Cross station, the Great Northern Hotel and the granary building just to the north in the King’s Cross railway lands, all now restored. The granary building has become part of the University of the Arts (with a fun be-fountained square in front).
We find this picture of Cubitt very disconcerting - the face seems to be floating free of the body.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lewis Cubitt
King's Cross Station - Lewis Cubitt (1799 - 1883) architect. The station was ...
Architect and stage designer. Born near Smithfield. Never married. He studied architecture in Italy and brought the new Palladian designs to Britain. Became Surveyor of the King's Works, the king's...
Originally founded as a mission in 1842, it was built to serve the local Catholic community, many of whom had come from Ireland to work on the railways and in the shipyards.
Architect. Born Hoxton. Our information comes from the Victorian Web which names many buildings that Johnson worked on.
Laid out the Norland Estate and designed the Royal Crescent there. Died at home in Wimpole Street.
Architect to the LCC/GLC in 1956-71. Born Lancashire. Died Guildford. The photo shows Bennett in the white jumper at a building site preparing for the 1951 Festival of Britain.
