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{{Short description|Civil engineering business operating in the 19th century}}
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'''Lucas and Aird''' was a major civil engineering business operating in the 19th century.
'''Lucas and Aird''' was a major civil engineering business operating in the 19th century.


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==Major projects==
==Major projects==
Major projects carried out by the firm included:
Major projects carried out by the firm included:
*The [[Royal Albert Dock]] completed in 1880<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConFactFile.72/Royal-Albert-Dock.html|title=Royal Albert Dock|publisher=Port Cities|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Welland Viaduct]] completed in 1870<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.pridemagazines.co.uk/rutland/2019/09/13/rutlands-best-bridges/ |title = Rutland’s Best Bridges |publisher = pridemagazines.co.uk |date = 13 September 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Royal Albert Dock, London|Royal Albert Dock]] completed in 1880<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConFactFile.72/Royal-Albert-Dock.html|title=Royal Albert Dock|publisher=Port Cities|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Hull and Barnsley Railway]] completed in 1885<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/south_cave/|title=South Cave|publisher=Disused Stations|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Hull and Barnsley Railway]] completed in 1885<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/south_cave/|title=South Cave|publisher=Disused Stations|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Suakin-Berber Railway]] completed in 1885<ref>Hill R., Hill R.H., “Sudan Notes and Records” Vol. 20, No. 1, publ. 1937, University of Khartoum, p.110.</ref>
*The [[Suakin-Berber Railway]] completed in 1885<ref>Hill R., Hill R.H., “Sudan Notes and Records” Vol. 20, No. 1, publ. 1937, University of Khartoum, p.110.</ref>
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*The [[Blackfriars Railway Bridge]] completed in 1886<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thames.me.uk/s00090.htm |title=Blackfriars Railway Bridge|publisher= Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide|accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Blackfriars Railway Bridge]] completed in 1886<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thames.me.uk/s00090.htm |title=Blackfriars Railway Bridge|publisher= Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide|accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[West Highland Railway]] completed in 1895<ref>The Story of the West Highland, published by the London and North Eastern Railway, 1944 (written anonymously by George Dow)</ref>
*The [[West Highland Railway]] completed in 1895<ref>The Story of the West Highland, published by the London and North Eastern Railway, 1944 (written anonymously by George Dow)</ref>
*The [[Budleigh Salterton Railway]] completed in 1896<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8k-IAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT62&lpg=PT62&dq=budleigh+salterton+railway+contractor&source=bl&ots=7HchP3hhtQ&sig=ACfU3U327-ZwTibe-JN1IMboZ6d9Rsxj1g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB8qjfmpLmAhWhQkEAHUkpAiY4ChDoATAFegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=budleigh%20salterton%20railway%20contractor&f=false|title=The Branch Lines of Devon Exeter, South, Central & East Devon|first=Colin|last=Maggs|publisher=Amberley Publishing|year=2011|isbn= 978-1848683501 }}</ref>
*The [[Budleigh Salterton Railway]] completed in 1896<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8k-IAwAAQBAJ&q=budleigh+salterton+railway+contractor&pg=PT62|title=The Branch Lines of Devon Exeter, South, Central & East Devon|first=Colin|last=Maggs|publisher=Amberley Publishing|year=2011|isbn= 978-1848683501 }}</ref>
*The [[Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch]] completed in 1896<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/CourtRecords/InquestsWMN1896|quote= "John Barwell, engine driver, in the employ of Lucas and Aird, who are constructing the railway to Yealmpton...Deceased had been in the employ of Lucas and Aird for about five months." |title=Inquests|publisher=Western Morning News|date=13 January 1896 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldplymouth.uk/Railways-Yealmpton%20Branch.htm|title=Yealmpton Branch|publisher=Old Plymouth|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>
*The [[Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch]] completed in 1896<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/CourtRecords/InquestsWMN1896|quote= "John Barwell, engine driver, in the employ of Lucas and Aird, who are constructing the railway to Yealmpton...Deceased had been in the employ of Lucas and Aird for about five months." |title=Inquests|publisher=Western Morning News|date=13 January 1896 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldplymouth.uk/Railways-Yealmpton%20Branch.htm|title=Yealmpton Branch|publisher=Old Plymouth|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>


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[[Category:Defunct companies based in London|Lucas and Aird]]
[[Category:Defunct companies based in London|Lucas and Aird]]
[[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1870]]
[[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1870]]
[[Category:British companies established in 1870]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in England]]

Latest revision as of 23:21, 8 November 2023

Lucas and Aird was a major civil engineering business operating in the 19th century.

History

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The business was formed as a joint venture between Lucas Brothers and John Aird & Co. in 1870.[1] The joint venture was dissolved in 1896.[1][2][3]

Major projects

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Major projects carried out by the firm included:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Portraits by the friend of Sherlock Holmes discovered in the City of Westminster" (PDF). Westminster Council. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lucas and Aird". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 26800". The London Gazette. 4 December 1896. p. 7184.
  4. ^ "Rutland's Best Bridges". pridemagazines.co.uk. 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Royal Albert Dock". Port Cities. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "South Cave". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ^ Hill R., Hill R.H., “Sudan Notes and Records” Vol. 20, No. 1, publ. 1937, University of Khartoum, p.110.
  8. ^ "Tilbury Dock". Port Cities. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Blackfriars Railway Bridge". Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. ^ The Story of the West Highland, published by the London and North Eastern Railway, 1944 (written anonymously by George Dow)
  11. ^ Maggs, Colin (2011). The Branch Lines of Devon Exeter, South, Central & East Devon. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1848683501.
  12. ^ "Inquests". Western Morning News. 13 January 1896. John Barwell, engine driver, in the employ of Lucas and Aird, who are constructing the railway to Yealmpton...Deceased had been in the employ of Lucas and Aird for about five months.
  13. ^ "Yealmpton Branch". Old Plymouth. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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