Born in Norfolk , England , he was employed in many of the great engineering undertakings of his time .
Sir William Cubitt ( 1785 -- 1861 ) was an eminent English civil engineer and millwright .
Born in Norfolk , England , William Cubitt was employed in many of the great engineering undertakings of William Cubitt 's time .
Sir William Cubitt ( 1785 -- 1861 ) was an eminent English civil engineer and millwright .