Henry Jeckell was a British architect, metalworker and designer, and the younger brother of the Aesthetic Movement architect Thomas Jeckyll. The family name was originally spelled Jeckell, although Thomas later adopted the form “Jeckyll”.
Henry was recorded as an architect in London in 1868 and in Dudley in 1871. By 1881, he was working in Dudley as an iron and brass founder and fender manufacturer in association with Robbins & Co., which produced registered designs for domestic metalwork.
The precise division of work between the brothers remains uncertain. Robbins & Co. manufactured designs associated with Thomas, while Henry’s position within the firm placed him at the intersection of design and production. Following Thomas’s declining health during the late 1870s, Henry also managed aspects of his brother’s affairs. Objects registered after Thomas had ceased working independently, including firedogs dated 1879, may therefore be more appropriately attributed to Henry, although such attributions should remain qualified.
