Holland, Hannen & Cubitts
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| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1810 |
| Defunct | 1976 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Tarmac |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Lord Ashcombe (Chairman) |
Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major British construction firm. It was responsible for many of the great buildings of London.
History
The company was formed from the fusion of two well-established building houses that had competed throughout the later decades of the nineteenth century but came together in 1883: this was implemented by Holland & Hannen acquiring Cubitts, a business founded by Thomas Cubitt some 70 years before.[1] During the Second World War the company was one of the contractors engaged in building the Mulberry harbour units.[2]
In the 1960s, when Lord Ashcombe was the chairman of the company, it held a major stake in ACI Property Corporation, the developer for the Le Cartier Apartments in Montreal.[3]
The company was acquired by Drake & Gorham Scull in 1969,[4] and then by Tarmac in 1976 and subsequently integrated into Tarmac Construction.[5][6]
Major projects
The combined business went on to construct many important buildings and structures including:
- the Holborn Bars in High Holborn completed in 1906[7]
- the Cunard Building in Liverpool completed in 1917[8]
- the Cenotaph in London completed in 1920[9]
- County Hall, London completed in 1922[10]
- Ironmongers' Hall completed in 1925[11]
- Unilever House completed in 1930[12][13]
- South Africa House in London completed in 1933[14]
- the Senate building of the University of London completed in 1937[14]
- the Royal Festival Hall in London completed in 1951[15]
- the Roxburgh Dam in New Zealand completed in 1956[16]
- New Zealand House in London completed in 1961[4]
- the West London Air Terminal completed in 1963[4][17]
- Trawsfynydd nuclear power station completed in 1965[4]
References
Citations
- ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 9.
- ↑ Hartcup, p. 94.
- ↑ "Obituary: Lord Ashcombe". The Telegraph. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 25.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sir Eric Pountain". The Telegraph. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ Ritchie 1999, p. 92.
- ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 38.
- ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 67.
- ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 10.
- ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 63.
- ↑ An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 18.
- ↑ An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 19.
- ↑ "London landmarks built by Cubitts" (PDF). Thamesmead. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- 1 2 An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 20.
- ↑ An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 22.
- ↑ An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 24.
- ↑ "New Air Terminal Can Handle 4,500,000 Passengers". The Times. 6 November 1963. p. 18.
Bibliography
- Hartcup, Guy (2011). Code Name Mulberry: The Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours. Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1848845589.
- Ritchie, Berry (1999). The Story of Tarmac. James & James (Publishers) Ltd.
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