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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.
Joseph Cubitt (1811-1872) 1811 November 24th. Civil engineer, born at Horning, Norfolk, only son of William Cubitt from his first marriage. Educated at Castle School, Tottenham. Apprenticed to Fenton, Murray and Jackson of Leeds, where his uncle Benjamin Cubitt was managing engineer.
The present bridge which on 6 November 1869 was opened by Queen Victoria [3] is 923 feet (281 m) long, consisting of five wrought iron [4] arches built to a design by Joseph Cubitt. Cubitt also designed the adjacent rail bridge (now demolished) and it was a condition that the spans and piers of the two bridges be aligned.
Oct 2, 2017 · The red pillars we see today are what remains of Old Blackfriars Railway Bridge, which was built in 1864 by engineer Joseph Cubitt (1811-1872) for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR). The bridge brought trains across the Thames between the original Blackfriars Bridge station (south of the Thames) and Ludgate Hill station (closed in 1929).
Blackfriars Bridge, EC4, a Grade II listed road bridge for pedestrians and vehicles crossing the Thames from Blackfriars on the north to Southwark on the South Bank. Designed by Sir William Cubitt's son Joseph (1811-1872), whose most notable work was for the Great Northern Railway.
Joseph Cubitt was an English civil engineer. Amongst other projects, he designed the Blackfriars Railway Bridge over the River Thames in London.
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.
