Nicholas Wilcox Cundy
Nicholas Wilcox Cundy (1778 – c. 1837) was an English architect and engineer. He was the son of Peter Cundy and Thomasine Wilcox and the brother of Thomas Cundy (senior).
Nicholas Wilcox Cundy
- Born
- 1778
- Died
- 1837
- Occupation
- architect · civil engineer
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Nicholas Wilcox Cundy (1778 – c. 1837) was an English architect and engineer. He was the son of Peter Cundy and Thomasine Wilcox and the brother of Thomas Cundy (senior).
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His parents' address was Restowick House, St Dennis, Cornwall.
Nicholas Cundy was articled to a civil engineer in 1793. Later, he moved to London and became articled to an architect. His best-known architectural work is the conversion of the Pantheon, London into a theatre 1811–1812. He returned to civil engineering about 1823 and became involved with canals and railways. He made an unsuccessful bid to build a ship canal from Portsmouth to London. In the 1830s, he became involved with railway schemes, including the Grand Southern Railway (a proposed London-Brighton route), the Grand Northern Railway (later the Northern and Eastern Railway), and the Central Kent Railway. He stood as a Member of Parliament for Sandwich, Kent but was not elected.
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He married Miss Stafford-Cooke. He died about 1837.
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