Richard Coad (13 February 1825 – 1 November 1900) was a 19th-centuryCornisharchitect.[1]
Born inLiskeard,Cornwall, he was articled toHenry Rice of Liskeard and subsequently worked as assistant to SirGeorge Gilbert Scott from 1847 to 1864.[1] He was clerk of works on theAlbert Memorial inLondon,[2] 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.[1]
When the building at Lanhydrock was severely damaged by fire in 1881, Coad returned to the site to rebuild the house to accommodate the2nd Baron Robartes's large family.[3]
From 1884 to 1887, Coad worked in association withJames Marjoribanks MacLaren, who had been his assistant for some years.[1] The pair worked on an extension toLedbury Park inHerefordshire, an important work in the development of theArts and Crafts architectural style inEngland.
He died inBattersea,London in 1900, and was buried inWest Norwood Cemetery.
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