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Lucas and Aird

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

History

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

Major projects carried out by the firm included:

  • The Welland Viaduct completed in 1870[4]
  • The Royal Albert Dock completed in 1880[5]
  • The Hull and Barnsley Railway completed in 1885[6]
  • The Suakin-Berber Railway completed in 1885[7]
  • The Tilbury Docks completed in 1886[8]
  • The Blackfriars Railway Bridge completed in 1886[9]
  • The West Highland Railway completed in 1895[10]
  • The Budleigh Salterton Railway completed in 1896[11]
  • The Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch completed in 1896[12][13]

References

  1. Portraits by the friend of Sherlock Holmes discovered in the City of Westminster Westminster Council, retrieved 20 November 2019^
  2. Lucas and Aird Grace's Guide, retrieved 20 November 2019^
  3. {{London Gazette|issue=26800|page=7184|date=4 December 1896}}^
  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. Colin Maggs. The Branch Lines of Devon Exeter, South, Central & East Devon Amberley Publishing, 2011^
  12. Inquests Western Morning News, 13 January 1896^
  13. Yealmpton Branch Old Plymouth, retrieved 30 November 2019^