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Lucas Brothers (company)

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Lucas Brothers
Company typePrivate
IndustryConstruction, Civil engineering
Founded1842 in Norwich, United Kingdom
FounderCharles Thomas Lucas, Thomas Lucas
Defunct1895
FateCeased operations after death of Sir Charles Lucas
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
ProductsBuilding construction, railway stations, civil engineering projects (through partnership)

Lucas Brothers was a prominent construction firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.


Early history

The company was established by siblings Charles Thomas Lucas (born 1820 in London – died 1895 at Warnham Court near Horsham) and Thomas Lucas (1822–1902), who were both sons of builder James Lucas from St Pancras, London. Prior to founding his own enterprise in Norwich in 1842, Charles oversaw the building of the Norwich & Brandon Railway under the direction of Sir Samuel Morton Peto. The Lucas brothers later launched operations in Lowestoft, where they executed various projects such as the railway line and station, the Esplanade, Wellington Terrace, Kirkley Cliff Terrace, St John's church, along with multiple hotels.


Building contracts

Significant contracts awarded to the firm encompassed:

Railway stations built by the company included:

Among private homes constructed were:

Beginning in 1870, civil engineering endeavors such as bridges and railways were carried out through a partnership known as Lucas and Aird. The company also contributed to the construction of buildings for the 1862 International Exhibition, as well as the South Kensington Exhibitions held in 1867 and 1871, collaborating with Sir John Kelk.

Structure

Following collaboration with John Aird & Co., the businesses restructured in 1870 into distinct entities:[1]

  • Lucas Brothers – Building construction
  • Lucas and Aird – Railway and civil engineering projects
  • John Aird & Sons – Contracts involving water and gas infrastructure

After the passing of Sir Charles Lucas in 1895, both Lucas Brothers and Lucas and Aird ceased operations.[1]

About the founders

Charles Thomas Lucas was married to Charlotte Tiffin; together they had five sons and two daughters. He lived initially in London before moving to Warnham, Sussex, and was honored with a baronetcy in 1887.[2] Thomas Lucas wed Jane Golder, with whom he had one daughter; following her death, he remarried Mary Amelia Chamberlin, daughter of Robert Chamberlin from Norwich. They had six sons and four daughters. His residences included London, Ascot, and briefly Ashtead in Surrey.[3]

The inaugural holder of the Lucas baronets title was Sir Thomas Charles Lucas; currently, the baronetcy is held by Sir Thomas Edward Gubbins Lucas, 5th Bt.[4]

Further reading

  • The Master Builders authored by Robert Keith Middlemas, Hutchinson, 1963
  • Sir Samuel Morton Peto written by Rev Dr Edward C Brooks, Brookes, 1996
  • Deptford, Toronto and Kingston by Peter Stirling-Aird, Grimsay Press, 2005
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named holmes
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named oxford
  3. ↑ "Sir Thomas Lucas". The Peerage. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.

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