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Racton Monument, West Sussex
Radcliffe Observatory, Oxfordshire
Maidenhead Guildhall, Berkshire
Theodosius Keene | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1754 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1770 - 1777 |
Notable work | Racton Monument |
Theodosius Keene, born in 1754, was an English architect who conducted most of his work in the south of England between 1770 and 1777. [1]
Theodosius was born around 1754 as the son of notable English architect Henry Keene, famous for his Gothic Revival and Neoclassical buildings. [1]
He designed Racton Monument around 1770, a red brick turreted folly in West Sussex, possibly built as a summerhouse for the nearby Stansted Estate. [2] [3] Racton Monument stands to this day, albeit a ruin. In 1777 he designed the Maidenhead Guildhall, a replacement for the original medieval building which was constructed around 1430. [4] [5] It consisted of a council chamber, assembly room, a corn exchange, a lockup and also held a beer house called the ‘Fighting Cocks Inn’. [4] The guildhall was demolished in February 1963 to make way for the Town Hall. [4] [6] It is also believed that in 1794 he completed Radcliffe Observatory, under the direction of James Wyatt, since his father died before finishing the building.
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