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.

Life

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

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

Works

Keck is credited with designing some fifty 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 and St Peter and St Paul's, Upton-upon-Severn, including its famed lantern and cupola; public buildings, such as the Worcester Royal Infirmary and contributions to the Stroudwater canal.

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)
  • 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