Anthony Keck
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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
- Margam Park, Neath, South Wales
- Moccas Court, Herefordshire
- Newton Court, Dixton, Monmouthshire
- Penrice Castle, Pembrokeshire
- 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
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Gallery of architectural work
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Burghill Court - geograph.org.uk - 354973.jpg
Burghill Court
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Canon Frome court - geograph.org.uk - 1277941.jpg
Canon Frome Court
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Flaxley Abbey
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Forthampton Court - geograph.org.uk - 5060.jpg
Forthampton Court
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Penrice Castle, Gower, Sth. Wales - geograph.org.uk - 119951.jpg
Penrice Castle
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Slebech Park
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Stroud Museum, Stratford Park, Stroud - geograph.org.uk - 1752490.jpg
Stratford Park
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Wormington Grange, early autumn - geograph.org.uk - 1520362.jpg
Wormington Grange
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The Plough Inn, Upton-Upon-Severn - geograph.org.uk - 1321455.jpg
The tower of St Peter and St Paul, Upton-upon-Severn
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St Martin's Church, Worcester - geograph.org.uk - 720185.jpg
Old St Martin's Church, Worcester
