Sir William Cubitt | |
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| Born | Dilham, Norfolk, England |
| Baptised | 9 October 1785 |
| Died | 13 October 1861 (aged 76) Clapham Common, London, England |
| Children | 4, including Joseph Cubitt |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineer, Millwright |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president) |
| Projects | The Crystal Palace Welwyn Viaduct |
| Significant design | Patent sails for windmills Prison treadwheels |
Sir William Cubitt FRS (bapt. 9 October 1785[1] – 13 October 1861) was an English civil engineer and millwright. Born in Norfolk, England, he was employed in many of the great engineering undertakings of his time. He invented a type of windmill sail and the prison treadwheel, and was employed as chief engineer, at Ransomes of Ipswich, before moving to London. He worked on canals, docks, and railways, including the South Eastern Railway and the Great Northern Railway. He was the chief engineer of Crystal Palace erected at Hyde Park in 1851.
He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between 1850 and 1851.[2]
- ^ Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
- ^ Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, London: Thomas Telford Ltd, p. 251, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7