George Anthony Legh Keck
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Lt.Col. George Anthony Legh Keck was born in 1784 at Stoughton, Leicestershire
and was the son of Anthony James Keck
and his wife Elizabeth (née Legh). George Anthony Legh Keck was a member of the Legh family that lived at Lyme Hall at Lyme Park
, Cheshire. His wife Elizabeth from Atherton Hall
in Atherton
. They inherited Bank Hall
in Bretherton
, Lancashire and vastly renovated the hall with help from the architect George Webster
in 1832-33.
1798–1801 Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 1st Baronet
was joint Members of the Great Britain Parliament for Leicestershire with Legh Keck.
1801–1806 both again where joint Members of The United Kingdom Parliament for Leicestershire.
Legh Keck can be seen in a portrait from 1851 wearing a 'broad topped' Shako
that was topped by a twelve-inch white plume and held in place by bronze chin scales.
Lt.Col. George Anthony Legh Keck, Esquire was a member of the Leicestershire Yeomanry
Cavalry from 1803 up until his death in 1860. His title within the regiment was 'Colonel of Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry'.
Legh Keck's Nephew was William Legh, 1st Baron Newton
who was also a member of Parliament. (This was Legh Keck's Wife's Brother's Son.)
of Lyme Hall. In 1832 Legh Keck engaged architect George Webster
to design extensions and renovate Bank Hall
, his mansion house in Bretherton
, Lancashire. Legh Keck attended St Mary's Church, Tarleton
where he had box pews for himself and staff. Elizabeth died at Bank Hall in 1837. Legh Keck died aged 86 on the 4th September 1860 at Bank Hall and is buried at Stoughton Church.
George Anthony and Elizabeth Legh Keck had no children, the Bank Hall Estate
s passed to Thomas Atherton Powys
("Lord Lilford III"). Thomas Atherton Powys (Lord Lilford V) inherited the estates after the death of his father (Lord Lilford III) in March 1861. The contents of Bank Hall were auctioned off in April 1861 to cover death duties.
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A large mural painted on the wall of the drawing room at Bank Hall, subject unknown was lost when the roof on the west wing collapsed in the 1980s.
Stoughton, Leicestershire
Stoughton is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire.It is just east of Leicester, and sits in countryside between two protusions of the Leicester urban area . The closest part of the city of Leicester is Evington...
and was the son of Anthony James Keck
Anthony James Keck
Anthony James Keck was a politician in England.He was Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1755 to 1756, also for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1768 to 1774...
and his wife Elizabeth (née Legh). George Anthony Legh Keck was a member of the Legh family that lived at Lyme Hall at Lyme Park
Lyme Park
Lyme Park is a large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens, in a deer park in the Peak District National Park...
, Cheshire. His wife Elizabeth from Atherton Hall
Atherton Hall, Leigh
Atherton Hall was a mansion house and estate in Atherton historically a part of Lancashire, England but since 1894 incorporated into Leigh, Greater Manchester...
in Atherton
Atherton, Greater Manchester
Atherton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire. It is east of Wigan, north-northeast of Leigh, and northwest of Manchester...
. They inherited Bank Hall
Bank Hall
Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion south of the village of Bretherton in Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* Listed Building. The hall was built on the site of a previous building in 1608 during the reign of James I by the Banastre family who were Lords of the Manor. It was extended during the 18th...
in Bretherton
Bretherton
Bretherton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England situated to the south west of Leyland and east of Tarleton. Its name suggests pre-conquest origins and its early history was closely involved with the manor house Bank Hall and the families who lived there...
, Lancashire and vastly renovated the hall with help from the architect George Webster
George Webster (architect)
George Webster was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England in 1797, son to Francis Webster, a prominent local stonemason turned architect...
in 1832-33.
Career
Legh Keck Represented Leicester in five consecutive parliaments from 1797 to 1831.1798–1801 Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 1st Baronet
Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 1st Baronet
Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 1st Baronet was a British baronet and politician.Born Edmund Bunney, he was the son of Joseph Bunney and Mary Cradock in Freathby, Leicestershire...
was joint Members of the Great Britain Parliament for Leicestershire with Legh Keck.
1801–1806 both again where joint Members of The United Kingdom Parliament for Leicestershire.
Legh Keck can be seen in a portrait from 1851 wearing a 'broad topped' Shako
Shako
A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a peak or visor and sometimes tapered at the top...
that was topped by a twelve-inch white plume and held in place by bronze chin scales.
Lt.Col. George Anthony Legh Keck, Esquire was a member of the Leicestershire Yeomanry
Leicestershire Yeomanry
The Leicestershire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the South African War and First World War and provided two field artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery in the Second World War,...
Cavalry from 1803 up until his death in 1860. His title within the regiment was 'Colonel of Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry'.
Legh Keck's Nephew was William Legh, 1st Baron Newton
William Legh, 1st Baron Newton
William John Legh, 1st Baron Newton , was a British Conservative politician.Legh was the son of William Legh and the member of an ancient Cheshire family. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Lancashire South from 1859 to 1868 and for Cheshire East from 1868 to 1885...
who was also a member of Parliament. (This was Legh Keck's Wife's Brother's Son.)
Personal life
In 1802 Legh Keck married his cousin Elizabeth Atherton, a daughter of Robert Vernon Atherton of Atherton Hall, and Henrietta Maria LeghLegh
-Families:* Leghs of Lyme, family who owned Lyme Park in Cheshire, England, from 1398 to 1946, when the house and estate were given to the National Trust...
of Lyme Hall. In 1832 Legh Keck engaged architect George Webster
George Webster (architect)
George Webster was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England in 1797, son to Francis Webster, a prominent local stonemason turned architect...
to design extensions and renovate Bank Hall
Bank Hall
Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion south of the village of Bretherton in Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* Listed Building. The hall was built on the site of a previous building in 1608 during the reign of James I by the Banastre family who were Lords of the Manor. It was extended during the 18th...
, his mansion house in Bretherton
Bretherton
Bretherton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England situated to the south west of Leyland and east of Tarleton. Its name suggests pre-conquest origins and its early history was closely involved with the manor house Bank Hall and the families who lived there...
, Lancashire. Legh Keck attended St Mary's Church, Tarleton
St Mary's Church, Tarleton
St Mary's Church, Tarleton, is a redundant Anglican church which stands on the A59 road as it runs to the south of the village of Tarleton, Lancashire, England...
where he had box pews for himself and staff. Elizabeth died at Bank Hall in 1837. Legh Keck died aged 86 on the 4th September 1860 at Bank Hall and is buried at Stoughton Church.
George Anthony and Elizabeth Legh Keck had no children, the Bank Hall Estate
Bank Hall Estate
The Bank Hall Estate is the demesne of the jacobean mansion house of Bank Hall, including much of land around the village of Bretherton, which is owned by the Lilford Trust.-History:...
s passed to Thomas Atherton Powys
Thomas Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford
Thomas Atherton Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford , was a British peer and Whig politician.Lilford was the son of Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford, and Henrietta Maria Atherton of Atherton Hall. He succeeded his father as second Baron in 1825...
("Lord Lilford III"). Thomas Atherton Powys (Lord Lilford V) inherited the estates after the death of his father (Lord Lilford III) in March 1861. The contents of Bank Hall were auctioned off in April 1861 to cover death duties.
Collections
Legh Keck collected stuffed animals and birds and sets of horns from many species of animals from all over the world. He owned a collection of classical style statuettes and casts of figures by the sculptor Antonio CanovaAntonio Canova
Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...
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A large mural painted on the wall of the drawing room at Bank Hall, subject unknown was lost when the roof on the west wing collapsed in the 1980s.