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Lucas Brothers was a leading British
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 building
Building

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 business based in London
London

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business was founded by Charles Thomas Lucas (1820-1895) and Thomas Lucas (1822-1902). They were the sons of James Lucas (1792-1865), a builder, of St Pancras
St Pancras

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, London. Charles joined his father's business: he was soon employed to manage construction of the Norwich and Brandon Railway for Sir Samuel Morton Peto
Samuel Morton Peto

Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet was an England entrepreneur in the 19th century. Initially he constructed prestigious buildings in London before becoming one of the major contractors for the growing railways of the time....
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In 1842 Charles set up his own contracting business in Norwich
Norwich

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 and progressed to rebuilding Peto's house, Somerleyton Hall
Somerleyton Hall

File:Somerleyton from Morriss Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen .JPGSomerleyton Hall is a country house in the village of Somerleyton in Suffolk, England....
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Lucas Brothers was a leading British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 building
Building

In architecture, construction, engineering and Real estate developer the word building may refer to one of the following:# Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or...
 business based in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
.

Early history

The business was founded by Charles Thomas Lucas (1820-1895) and Thomas Lucas (1822-1902). They were the sons of James Lucas (1792-1865), a builder, of St Pancras
St Pancras

St Pancras, St. Pancras or Saint Pancras may refer to:...
, London. Charles joined his father's business: he was soon employed to manage construction of the Norwich and Brandon Railway for Sir Samuel Morton Peto
Samuel Morton Peto

Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet was an England entrepreneur in the 19th century. Initially he constructed prestigious buildings in London before becoming one of the major contractors for the growing railways of the time....
.

In 1842 Charles set up his own contracting business in Norwich
Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
 and progressed to rebuilding Peto's house, Somerleyton Hall
Somerleyton Hall

File:Somerleyton from Morriss Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen .JPGSomerleyton Hall is a country house in the village of Somerleyton in Suffolk, England....
. Charles and Thomas established a facility in Lowestoft
Lowestoft

Lowestoft is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea....
 from where they undertook various works, including the railway, the station, the Esplanade, St John’s church and several hotels.
Royalalberthall
At their works in Lowestoft
Lowestoft

Lowestoft is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea....
 the brothers pre-fabricated huts for the navvies who built the Crimea railway. Their centre of operations then moved to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 where they built various public buildings.

Building contracts

Perhaps their most famous building contract was the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
 although as well as that they built Covent Garden Opera House
Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of Royal Opera, London , Royal Ballet, London and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House....
 and the Floral Hall, King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital

King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"....
, Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School

Charterhouse, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in London Charterhouse, then Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse before Charterhouse School or more simply Charterhouse is a boys' independent school school between Hurtmore and Godalming in Surrey, England....
, The Junior Carlton Club, The Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace

Set in Alexandra Park, London, Alexandra Palace was built in an area spanning Wood Green and Muswell Hill, North London, England, in 1873 as a public centre of recreation, education and entertainment and as North London's counterpart to the Crystal Palace in South London....
, the reconstruction of Woolwich Arsenal
Woolwich Arsenal

This may refer to:* Arsenal F.C. - the Football Club in North London.* The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich - the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.* Woolwich Arsenal station - the railway and Docklands Light Railway station, in Woolwich....
 and Colchester Army camp as well as work at Aldershot and Shorncliffe. Private houses included Cliveden
Cliveden

Cliveden is a mansion in Buckinghamshire, England overlooking the River Thames owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and operated as a hotel by von Essen hotels....
, Henham, Rendlesham and Normanhurst and the South Kensington Exhibitions of 1867 and 1871 with Sir John Kelk.

Collaboration with Sir John Aird

In the 1860's the brothers collaborated with John Aird & Co.
John Aird & Co.

John Aird & Co. was once a leading United Kingdom civil engineering business based in London....
 and formed a civil engineering
Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a Professional Engineer discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings....
 business known as Lucas & Aird.

About the founders

Charles Thomas Lucas married Charlotte Tiffin and had five sons and two daughters. He lived in London and then at Warnham in Sussex. He was created a Baronet in 1887.

Thomas married first Jane Golder and had a daughter and then after her death, married secondly Mary Amelia Chamberlin, daughter of Robert Chamberlin of Norwich and had six sons and four daughters. He lived in London, Ascot and briefly at Ashtead in Surrey.

Demise of the business

In 1895 following the death of Sir Charles Thomas Lucas the business was dissolved.

Further reading

  • The Master Builders by Robert Middlemas, Hutchinson, 1963, ASIN B0000CLXYL
  • Sir Samuel Morton Peto by Rev Dr Edward C Brooks, Brookes, 1996, ISBN 978-0950298849
  • Deptford, Toronto and Kingston by Peter Stirling-Aird, Grimsay Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1845300210