John Carr (architect)
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John Carr was an English architect. He is best known for Buxton Crescent in Derbyshire and Harewood House in West Yorkshire. Much of his work was in the Palladian style. In his day he was considered t
Portrait of John Carr, 1791
Santo António Hospital, Porto
Newark Town Hall
Buxton Crescent
Fairfax House
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Fairfax House is a Georgian townhouse on Castlegate in York, England, near Clifford's Tower and York Castle Museum. It was probably built in the early 1740s for a local merchant and in 1759 it was pur
John Carr (architect)
…Buxton Crescent, Newark Town Hall, virtually all his bridges, Harewood House, Tabley House, Clifton House (now a museum in Rotherham), Lytham Hall and Fairfax House at 27 Castlegate York, now the headquarters of York Civic Trust. During his long career there were several major changes in architectural style. His…
Fairfax House (centre), seen from York Castle
Close-up of the former cinema entrance, now the entrance to Fairfax House
The grand staircase
Ann's bedroom