John Carr (1723-1807)
Architect. Born in York. Lived at Carr Lodge, Horbury
St Peter's Church, Horbury was built in 1793 at a cost of £8,000 by the town's most famous son, architect John Carr, who is buried in the crypt of the Grade I listed building. He designed and paid for the building work as a gift to the people of Horbury.
Carr was a well known architect. He designed, extended and altered many country houses for the nobility and gentry, as well as a number of public buildings many of which are in Yorkshire. These include:-
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Arncliffe Hall, North Yorkshire·
Aston Hall, Rotherham (1775)·
Aukland Castle Park, Durham·
Basildon Park, Berkshire (1776 – 83)·
Bishop's Palace, York, North Yorkshire·
Boynton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire·
Byram Hall, Castleford, North Yorkshire·
Cannon Hall, Barnsley (1764 - 67)·
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire·
Clifton House, Rotherham (1783 - 84)·
Colwick Hall, Notts (1775)·
Constable Burton Hall, North Yorkshire·
The Crescent, Buxton (1781)·
Denton Hall, Ilkley, North Yorkshire·
Eastwood House, Rotherham·
Escrick Park, North Yorkshire·
Eshald (Old) Hall, Heath, Wakefield·
Everingham Park, East Riding of Yorkshire·
Farnley Hall, Otley, North Yorkshire·
Fillingham Castle, Lincolnshire·
Gledstone Hall, North Yorkshire·
Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire·
Greta Bridge, Durham·
Grimston Garth, East Riding of Yorkshire·
Harewood House, West Yorkshire (1759-71)·
Hazelwood Castle, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire·
Heath Hall, Heath (1754 – 80)·
Holker Hall, Cumbria·
Hornby Castle, North Yorkshire·
Lytham Hall, Lancashire·
Micklegate House, York (1753)·
New Walk, York,·
Plumpton Rocks, North Yorkshire·
Raby Castle, Durham·
Ribston Hall, North Yorkshire·
Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire·
Rokeby Park, Durham·
Sedbury Hall, Richmond, North Yorkshire·
Tabley House, Cheshire (1767)·
Temple Grounds, Richmond, North Yorkshire·
Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire·
Thornes House, Wakefield (1779 – 82)·
Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire·
Wiganthorpe Park, Hovingham, North Yorkshire·
Workington Hall, Cumbria·
Wortley Hall, South YorkshireIn 1766 as Surveyor to the West Riding, John Carr was put in charge of building a new House of Correction which cost £2770.
Much of his work was in the Palladian style, inspired by the proportional classicism of the great 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio. The Palladian style is a mix of classical references with an emphasis on symmetry and scale, the carefully worked proportions combine to make the house feel grand.