Editing Osborne House (section)

== Thomas Cubitt ==
[[Thomas Cubitt]] was one of the most renowned architects of the 19th century, known as "the Emperor of the building trade".<ref name=":0">{{cite ODNB |last1=Hargreaves |first1=A |title=Cubitt, Thomas (1788–1855) |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/6859 |date=2002}}</ref>

Prince Albert, impressed with his previous works, commissioned him to rebuild Osborne House.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Ranmore War Memorial Discovering the men of the parish who died in the two World Wars |url=http://ranmorewarmemorial.info/the-cubitt-family/thomas-cubitt/ |website=Ranmore War Memorial |date=31 May 2014 |access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref> Cubitt and Prince Albert worked hand in hand in constructing and designing the house, creating the mix of Palladian architecture and Italian renaissance style. Cubitt not only designed the structure but also implemented many of his own features into the house from his own workshops. As well as the doors and fireplaces of his own design, he also incorporated his own patterns for the plaster within the house.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Banerjee |first1=Jacquline |title=Osborne, Isle of Wight, by Thomas Cubitt with Prince Albert: The Pavilion |url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/cubitt/5.html |website=Victorian Web |access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref>

The design of Osborne House is stately and intended for royalty, but it is not so grand that it is unwelcoming. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert wanted an escape from the stuffiness of Buckingham Palace; they wanted a home for their children to feel free and welcome. Once Osborne House was complete, they commissioned Cubitt to build the east wing of [[Buckingham Palace]]. Victoria admired Cubitt not only for his work on Osborne House but also for his character. She referred to him as "our Cubitt" and on his death said that "a better, kinder-hearted man never breathed".<ref name=":0" />