Anthony Keck (1726–1797) was an 18th-century English architect with an extensive practice in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and South Wales.[1]
Anthony Keck | |
|---|---|
 The Orangery at Margam Park in Wales – Keck's most important work | |
| Born | 1726 |
| Died | 1797 (aged 69–70) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | |
Life
editKeck 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
editKeck is credited with designing some fifty[3] country houses in the South-West of England and South Wales. His works include:
- Longworth Hall, Herefordshire
- 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
- Whitfield House, Wormbridge, Herefordshire
- Wormington Grange, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- Underdown, Ledbury, Herefordshire
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
edit- ^ a b c "Parks and Gardens UK". Parksandgardens.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Anthony Keck - Architect". Freespace.virgin.net. 27 October 1988. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Historic England. "Beech House, Kings Stanley (Grade II) (1340641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ A Church Near You. "Old St Martin, Worcester – Worcestershire | Diocese of Worcester". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Upton upon Severn – History of The Old Church". Upton.uk.net. 17 September 1921. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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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
