History Significant dates during the past 100+ years:

• 1898 – A F M Wicksteed formed a Quantity Surveying practice which operated from an office at 8 Old Jewry in the City of London, Wicksteeds’ first project being for the ANZ Bank in Grafton Street.
• 1920s & 1930s – Mr Wicksteed’s son, Jack, joined the Practice and the name was changed to Wicksteed and Son. The office moved to Australia House. One of the senior assistants at the time, Harry Few, was taken into the Partnership, and the title changed again to Wicksteed, Son & Few.
• 1936 – Sydney Gerrard joined Wicksteeds following Harry Few’s death. “Gerry” purchased the Practice from Harry’s widow, and continued its development.
• 1970 – Wicksteeds set up a second office in Sutton. Brian Wright managed the outer-London projects, whilst Gerry and Ray Huckstep continued in London.
• 1970s – Wicksteeds were engaged on Credit Lyonnais’ striking Queen Victoria Street office designed by Whinney, Son and Austen Hall, the first building in the world to be entirely clad with glass reinforced concrete.
• 1978-80 – Brian Lester, John Goff and Simon Davis joined Wicksteeds.
• 1980 – The “Big Bang”, the deregulation of financial markets, spurred significant activity for Wicksteeds including:
  • LIFFE: several projects including relocating to the Royal Exchange (a Whinney Mackay-Lewis Partnership scheme)
  • Terry Farrell Partnership’s iconic post-modern corner office building on Fenchurch Street
  • Stock Exchange: several projects including alterations to the trading floor
  • BNP Paribas: projects at Lombard Street Wigmore Street, King William Street, Harewood Avenue and Wimpole Street
  • TTSP’s 180 Fleet Street development for Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance
• 2007 – Alan Draper joined the partnership.
• 2010 – The company status was changed to a limited liability partnership (LLP).

Looking to the FutureTechnological advances will continue to improve the efficiency of delivery of professional services, and clients will demand an increasingly flexible and cost-effective service. By investing in highly experienced and qualified staff Wicksteeds is well placed to respond to such developments.The traditional values we have brought to our commissions for over 100 years will continue. Professionalism, honesty and competence, allied to a bit of fun, will continue to be our bywords, and it is hoped there will be a chronicler in the year 2098 charting the second centenary of Wicksteeds.