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Dorking in Surrey, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Thomas Cubitt

 
 
Thomas Cubitt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 14, 2026
1. Thomas Cubitt Marker
Inscription.
Master Builder
Born 1788 - Died 1855 at "Denbies", Dorking

"A Great Builder and a Good Man"

This statue was generously donated by
Adrian White CBE of Denbies - May 2000

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 51° 14.096′ N, 0° 19.552′ W. Marker is in Dorking, England, in Surrey. It is on Reigate Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Reigate Road, Dorking, England RH4 1RE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willow Walk, Meadowbank (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); The White Horse and Cattle Market (approx. 0.4 kilometers
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away); Dorking in the Year 2000 (approx. half a kilometer away); St Martin's Church (approx. half a kilometer away); The Upper Chequers Inn (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Dorking War Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Welcome to Betchworth (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); The Mansion (approx. 6.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dorking.
 
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Also see . . .  Thomas Cubitt (Wikipedia). Overview:
Thomas Cubitt (25 February 1788 – 20 December 1855) was a British master builder, notable for his employment in developing many of the historic streets and squares of London, especially in Belgravia, Pimlico and Bloomsbury.
(Submitted on July 19, 2026.) 
 
Thomas Cubitt Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 14, 2026
2. Thomas Cubitt Statue
Thomas Cubitt Statue in Pimlico, London image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Canthusus (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 3.0 license), February 8, 2006
3. Thomas Cubitt Statue in Pimlico, London
The Dorking statue of Cubitt has an older (installed in 1995) twin in London on Denbigh Street.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on July 19, 2026. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 20, 2026