Holland, Hannen & Cubitts

Holland, Hannen & Cubitts
Industry Construction
Fate Acquired
Successor Tarmac
Founded 1810
Defunct 1976
Headquarters London, UK
Key people
 Lord Ashcombe (Chairman)

Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major building firm responsible for many of the great buildings of London.

History

London County Hall built by Cubitts

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[1] in 1969 and then by Tarmac in 1976 and subsequently integrated into Tarmac Construction.[4]

Major projects

The combined business went on to construct many important buildings and structures including the Prudential Assurance building in High Holborn completed in 1906,[5] the Cunard Building in Liverpool completed in 1917,[6] the Cenotaph in London completed in 1920,[7] London County Hall completed in 1922,[8] Ironmongers' Hall completed in 1925,[1] Unilever House completed in 1930,[9] South Africa House in London completed in 1933,[1] the Senate building of the University of London completed in 1937,[1] the Royal Festival Hall in London completed in 1951,[1] the Roxburgh Dam in New Zealand completed in 1956,[1] New Zealand House in London completed in 1961[1] and Trawsfynydd nuclear power station completed in 1965.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cubitts 1810 - 1975, published 1975
  2. ↑ Hartcup, p. 94
  3. ↑ "Obituary: Lord Ashcombe". The Telegraph. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Obituary: Sir Eric Pountain". The Telegraph. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 38
  6. ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 67
  7. ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 10
  8. ↑ Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 63
  9. ↑ "London landmarks built by Cubitts" (PDF). Thamesmead. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

Sources


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