Thomas Cubitt’s will of 1855
Thomas Cubitt’s Will We have transcribed the OCR’d text and correct it manually. We would like to thank Deborah Lister of DW Research & Archive Services for kindly working with us on this project. Text of the main body…
Category Thomas Cubitt
The Calthorpe Estate
The Calthorpe Estate The development of The Grays Inn Lane, as it was termed in the extant early papers, The Calthorpe Estate and how that intersects with Thomas Cubitt’s work on the London Institution is pivotal to understanding his later…
Thomas Read Kemp and why Thomas Cubitt was so essential to his scheme
Thomas Read Kemp and why Thomas Cubitt was so essential to his scheme Introduction Thomas Read Kemp’s eponymous Kemps Town development is a complex story with many twists. Kemp’s quite complex personal and religious life clearly plays into the narrative.…
Robert Smith – 1st Lord Carrington’s correspondence with Thomas Cubitt & Others
Robert Smith, 1st Lord Carrington’s correspondence with Thomas Cubitt Central to understanding Thomas Cubitt’s early business development and success, was the influence of Robert Smith, 1st Lord Carrington. Robert Smith was a highly influential and well connected figure in the…
Woburn Walk – Woburn Buildings
Woburn Walk – Woburn Buildings In Thomas Cubitt’s Lease Books Thomas Cubitt kept meticulous lease books for each development. The books generally followed the pattern of; a map or plan of the overall development; and a copy of the agreement(s)…