William Keay (1869-1952) was an English civil engineer and architect particularly associated with works in Leicestershire.
Born in Leicester, Keay began his career as a civil engineer working with Everard, Son and Pick from 1911,[1] while also developing his own partnership and extending into architecture (a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, he was also eventually elected a fellow of Royal Institution of British Architects).
[1] Keay was also county architect for Leicestershire County Council with an office in the medieval Castle House in the Leicester Castle Close.
[2] In this role, his projects included: Other works included:[2] During the 1930s, he made a detailed record and carried out archaeological excavations on the site of Ulverscroft Priory in Charnwood Forest.
[2][8][9] He lived for a time in Glenfield at a house called "The Gynsills" (now a pub), formerly owned by the Ellis family associated with the Bardon Hill quarrying business, Ellis and Everard.