Keith Downes Young | |
---|---|
Born | 12 September 1848 |
Died | 1 December 1929 | (aged 81)
Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
Education | Tonbridge School |
Occupation | Architect |
Keith Downes Young (12 September 1848 - 1 December 1929) was an English architect best known for designing hospitals and school sanatoria.
Young was born in King's Road, Richmond, Surrey on 12 September 1848.[1] He attended Tonbridge School, after which, in 1865,[2] he was articled to his father, George Adam Young.[3] He studied at South Kensington School of Art and the Architectural Association.[3]
He commenced independent practice in London in 1871 and entered into partnership with his father the following year.[4] By 1886 he had entered into partnership with the church architect, Henry Hall, and their practice acquired a reputation for designing hospitals and school sanatoria.[3]
Young practiced for over fifty years, advising on approximately forty hospitals, either as new buildings or alterations,[1] including the Middlesex Hospital, the Royal Eye Hospital, the Hospital for Epilepsy and Paralysis, the Chelsea Hospital for Women and Guy's Hospital Medical School.[3]
He died on 1 December 1929 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Hospitals:[3]
School Sanatoria:[3]
Other works:[3]