Richard Pace was a

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builder and architect in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England. He served in the Life Guards 1784-88. Most of his known commissions were houses, in many cases for Church of England clergy. He also restored or refitted a small number of

Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...

es. He is commemorated by a monument in St. Lawrence's parish churchyard, Lechlade.

Works

*Soho Square, London: house, 1791 or 1794 (demolished 1937) *Bibury Club, Bibury, Gloucestershire: race stand, 1800 (since demolished) *Woodhill Park,

Bushton, Wiltshire Bushton is an English hamlet about south of Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire. It belongs to the civil parish of Clyffe Pypard. History In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded an estate at Bushton, held by the Bishop of Winchester. By the 17th cen ...

: southeast range, 1804 *Manor Farm,

Broadwell, Oxfordshire Broadwell is a village and civil parish about south-west of Carterton in West Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 218. Parish church The Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul is a late Norman ...

: house, 1804 *St. Lawrence, Lechlade, Gloucestershire: Old Vicarage, 1805 *Saint Mary's, Broughton, Oxfordshire: alterations to Rectory, 1808 *Saint Peter's,

Broughton Poggs Broughton Poggs is a village in the civil parish of Filkins and Broughton Poggs in West Oxfordshire. Broughton Poggs is southwest of Carterton. Parish church Parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Peter are early Norman, incl ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

: alterations to Old Rectory, 1808 *Filkins Hall,

Filkins ''For people with the surname, see Filkins (surname).'' Filkins is a village in the civil parish of Filkins and Broughton Poggs, about southwest of Carterton in Oxfordshire. Church and chapel Church of England The Gothic Revival architect ...

, Oxfordshire: stables, 1809 *Saint James',

Coln St. Dennis Coln St. Dennis is a village and civil parish on the River Coln in Gloucestershire about southwest of Northleach and about northeast of Cirencester. The parish includes the village of Coln Rogers and the hamlets of Calcot, Fossebridge and Wins ...

, Gloucestershire: Rectory, 1810 * Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire: added wings to Kingston Lisle House, ''circa'' 1812. *Saint Andrew's, Chinnor, Oxfordshire: Rectory, 1813 *Salperton Park,

Salperton Salperton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hazleton, in the Cotswolds about east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It is also known as Cold Salperton, owing to its exposed position. In 1931 the parish had ...

, Gloucestershire:

country house An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...

, 1817 *Saint Mary's, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire: Vicarage, 1818 *Stone Farm,

Sherborne, Gloucestershire Sherborne is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish almost east of Northleach in Gloucestershire. Sherborne is a linear village, extending more than a mile along the valley of Sherborne Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush. ...

: house, 1818 *Lodge at Black Horse Ridge,

Birdlip Birdlip is a village in Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty south of Cheltenham and south east of Gloucester. History Some fine pre-Roman bronze art, including the famous Birdlip Mirror, from aroun ...

, Gloucestershire, 1822 *Saint Lawrence' parish church, Lechlade, Gloucestershire: repairs, refitting and galleries, 1823 (all removed 1882) *St. Nicholas, Oddington, Gloucestershire: alterations to Old Rectory, 1820 *Saint Giles', Coberley, Gloucestershire: Rectory, 1826 *Saint John the Baptist parish church,

Burford Burford () is a town on the River Windrush, in the Cotswolds, Cotswold hills, in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located west of Oxford and southeas ...

, Oxfordshire: refitted interior 1826-27 *Saint Peter's parish church,

: gallery and other fittings, 1829Colvin, 1997, page 765 *Saint Matthew's parish church,

Langford, Oxfordshire Langford is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, about northeast of Lechlade in neighbouring Gloucestershire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 349. Archaeology In 1943 a set of ring ditch enclosures was excavated ...

: restoration and new pews, 1829 *Saint Nicholas',

Hatherop Hatherop is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about north of Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The River Coln forms part of the western boundary of the parish. History Barrow Elm, which is ab ...

, Gloucestershire: Rectory, 1833 (now Severalls)Verey, 1970, page 272 *Shrivenham Rectory 1805. (Shrivenham, Berks) Book 'Creating Paradise p. 230. Letter Rev Edward Berens, British Library ADD MS 73757

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