Anthony Keck

For other people named Anthony Keck, see Anthony Keck (disambiguation).

Anthony Keck
The Orangery at Margam Park in
Wales – Keck's most important work
Born1726
Randwick, Gloucestershire
Died1797(1797-00-00) (aged 69–70)
King's Stanley, Gloucestershire
OccupationArchitect
Buildings

Anthony Keck (1726–1797) was an 18th-century English architect with an extensive practice in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and South Wales.[1]

Life

Keck was born at Randwick, Gloucestershire in 1726.[2] He designed in the "austere Neoclassical style of the late eighteenth century – a provincial follower of Robert Adam."[3]

He died on 4 October 1797 at the age of seventy, at Beech House, the home he partly designed for himself,[4] in the village of King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, where he had his workshop and studio for most of his life.[1] He is buried in St George's Church in the village.

Works

Keck is credited with designing some fifty[3] country houses in the South-West of England and South Wales. His works include:

Keck's work was not confined to country houses, including churches, such as Old St Martin's, Worcester[5] and St Peter and St Paul's, Upton-upon-Severn, including its famed lantern and cupola;[6] public buildings, such as the Worcester Royal Infirmary[7] and contributions to the Stroudwater canal.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Parks and Gardens UK". Parksandgardens.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Anthony Keck - Architect". Freespace.virgin.net. 27 October 1988. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Nigel R. (2005). Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales – Nigel R. Jones – Google Books. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313318504. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Beech House, Kings Stanley (Grade II) (1340641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  5. ^ A Church Near You. "Old St Martin, Worcester – Worcestershire | Diocese of Worcester". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Upton upon Severn – History of The Old Church". Upton.uk.net. 17 September 1921. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  7. ^ Good Stuff IT Services (25 September 2009). "Worcester Royal Infirmary Main Building and Chapel, Former Outpatients, Department & King Edward – Worcester – Worcestershire – England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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