Thomas Cundy (junior)

Life

He was eldest son of Thomas Cundy and his wife Mary Hubert. He worked with his father on many projects, and, following his father's death in 1825 took over his practice, and his position as surveyor to Lord Grosvenor's London estates. He held this position for 41 years, covering the entire period of Thomas Cubitt's speculative developments.

The buildings he designed or alterered included Hewell Grange; Tottenham Park; Moor Park, Hertfordshire, (alterations for Earl Grosvenor in 1828 and 1831); Fawsley Park and Grosvenor House. He also designed St Matthew's Church, Normanton, Rutland (1826).

In later years he worked mostly on building churches on the west side of London, including Holy Trinity Paddington, St Paul's, Knightsbridge, and St Barnabas's, St Michael's, St Saviour's and St Gabriel's, Pimlico.

Cundy lived at Bromley in Kent in his later years, and died on 15 July 1867, aged 77. He left three sons and one daughter from his marriage to Arabella Fishlake of Salisbury. His third son, the third Thomas Cundy, took over the business.

He was buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

Works

Houses

• Hewell Grange
• Tottenham Park
• Moor Park, Hertfordshire
• Fawsley Hall
• The picture gallery at Grosvenor House (1826–7), the London residence of the Duke of Westminster. In 1842–3 he added a screen to front the courtyard towards Upper Grosvenor Street.

Churches

• St Matthew's Church, Normanton, Rutland (1826)
• St Michael's, Chester Square (1846)
• St Barnabas, Pimlico (1847–50)
• St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace (1846–7), tower built by his son
• Holy Trinity, Paddington
• St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
• St Gabriel's, Warwick Square
• St Saviour's, Pimlico

References

• H. M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (1997)
• L. H. Cust, ‘Cundy, Thomas, the younger (1790–1867)’, rev. Richard John, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 3 January 2008

References

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