- Richard Coad
Richard Coad (
13 February 1825 -1 November 1900 ) was a 19th century Cornisharchitect . [http://www.codexgeo.co.uk/dsa/architect_full.php?id=M002226 DSA Architect Biography Report] ]Born in
Liskeard ,Cornwall , he was articled to Henry Rice of Liskeard and subsequently worked as assistant to SirGeorge Gilbert Scott from 1847 to 1864. He was clerk of works on theAlbert Memorial inLondon , ['Albert Memorial: Design and commissioning', Survey of London: volume 38: South Kensington Museums Area (1975), pp. 148-59. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47523. Date accessed: 19 February 2007.] and worked under Scott's supervision on improvements toLanhydrock House nearBodmin in 1857.He returned to Liskeard in 1864 to open his own independent practice, and opened a London office in 1868.
When the building at Lanhydrock was severely damaged by fire in 1881, Coad returned to the site to rebuild the house to accommodate the 2nd Baron Robartes's large family. [ [http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/notable%20houses/lanhydrock.htm The Heritage Trail: Lanhydrock] Retrieved 19 February 2006]
From 1884 to 1887, Coad worked in association with James Marjoribanks MacLaren, who had been his assistant for some years. The pair worked on an extension to
Ledbury Park inHerefordshire , an important work in the development of the Arts and Crafts architectural style inEngland .He died in
Battersea ,London in 1900, and was buried inWest Norwood Cemetery .References
*Holden, Paul " [http://www.cornishbuildingsgroup.org.uk/papers/papers_richard_coad.pdf Richard Coad (1825 - 1900): Work in progress] ", Cornish Buildings Group
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