Keith Young should not be confused with Keith Yeung.
| Keith Downes Young | |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Surrey, England |
| 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.
Keith Downes 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.
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. The partnership of Young and Hall was considered to be the pre-eminent British architects in the designing of hospitals. By 1922 sixteen hospitals had been built to their designs and over thirty-five others had been remodelled and rebuilt under their direction.[5]
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. Young held long-term positions as architect to the London Fever Hospital and the Middlesex Hospital. He was also appointed as Honorary Architect to the Royal Eye Hospital.[5]
Keith Downes Young died on 1 December 1929 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Hospitals:
School Sanatoria:
Other works: