Anthony Keck
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 at Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, the village where he had his workshop and studio for most of his life, on 4 October 1797 at the age of seventy.[1] He died at Beech House in the village, the home he partly designed for himself,[4] and is buried in St. George's Church.
Works
Keck is credited with designing some fifty[3] country houses in the South-West of England and South Wales. His works include:
- Barnsley Park, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
- Burghill Court, Herefordshire
- Flaxley Abbey, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- Forthampton Court, Gloucestershire
- Ham Court, Upton-upon-Severn, Gloucestershire, demolished 1926
- Highgrove House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
- Iscoed, Carmarthenshire
- Margam Park, Glamorgan
- Moccas Court, Herefordshire
- Newton Court, Dixton, Monmouthshire
- Penrice Castle, Glamorgan
- Slebech Park, Pembrokeshire[1]
- Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Wormington Grange, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Keck's work was not confined to country houses, including churches, such as Old St. Martin's, Worcestershire[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
- ^ a b c "Parks and Gardens UK". Parksandgardens.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "ANTHONY KECK Architect". Freespace.virgin.net. 1988-10-27. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales – Nigel R. Jones – Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services (1960-06-28). "Beech House – Kings Stanley – Gloucestershire – England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ A Church Near You. "Old St Martin, Worcester – Worcestershire | Diocese of Worcester". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Upton upon Severn – History of The Old Church". Upton.uk.net. 1921-09-17. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services (2009-09-25). "Worcester Royal Infirmary Main Building and Chapel, Former Outpatients, Department & King Edward – Worcester – Worcestershire – England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ http://www.kspc.org.uk/_documents/30_14%20All%20Change.pdf
Gallery of architectural work
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Burghill Court -
Canon Frome Court -
Flaxley Abbey -
Forthampton Court -
Penrice Castle -
Slebech Park -
Stratford Park -
Wormington Grange -
The tower of St Peter and St Paul, Upton-upon-Severn -
Old St Martin's Church, Worcester
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