Aroundtown Magazine May June 2023 edition

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had two properties built by Carr.
Joshua, who inherited the family’s
iron and steel business, had Clifton
House built in 1783 which is now
the town’s principal museum. His
younger brother, Joseph, had
Eastwood House built a few years
later which was demolished in
the 1920s.
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Carr was notable for the
consistent quality of his designs,
often following the London fashions
of Rococo and neo-Classical.
Most of his work was rooted
in Palladianism, with perfect
proportion, symmetry and balance;
one side of the building would often
be a mirror image of the other.
Inside, the layout of rooms
provided generous and functional
living space. He worked with
clients to achieve the building they
envisioned while keeping the build
practical and within budget.
Amongst his lesser-known
achievements was designing
the first grandstand built for a
sporting venue, York’s Knavesmire
Racecourse, in 1753. It was
followed by the grandstand at
Richmond in 1755, now a ruin;
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and others for Nottingham and
Doncaster in 1777, both later
demolished.
He also became the
bridgemaster for both the North
and West Ridings of Yorkshire,
building or maintaining over
60 bridges.
In his personal life, he married
Sarah Hinchcliffe who was ten
years older than him and had been
a maid at Bretton Hall where he
worked in his early career. The
couple had no children, but his
nephew William became his heir.
He lived in Yorkshire all his
life, mostly in York where he
became a freeman of the city due
to his outstanding contribution
to its architecture. He was twice
appointed Lord Mayor of York in
1770 and 1785.
Carr eventually retired in his early
80s, only a year before his death
in 1807. He is buried at Horbury
Church that he designed and built
at his own expense.
To celebrate John Carr’s 300th
birthday, Wentworth Woodhouse
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has teamed up with nationwide
architects, Donald Insall Associates,
and nine fellow John Carr sites
to launch the John Carr 300
Challenge. Schools in each
corresponding area have been
tasked with studying Carr’s life and
redesigning a missing element
of each building. At Wentworth,
this will be the imposing entrance
archway and clock tower on the
stable block.
“We want budding designers and
architects of the future to let their
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imaginations run riot and create
something exciting to go in its
place. It could be strikingly modern
or influenced by architecture of
the past; the choice is theirs,” said
Jen Wall, Wentworth Woodhouse
Preservation Trust’s Skills
Development and Learning Officer.
“Our challenge celebrates the
work of one of Yorkshire’s most
respected sons and aims to
encourage creativity and career
aspirations. The Trust is passionate
about helping young people
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in the future.”
Each site will work with Donald
Insalls’ architects to choose winners
from educational Key Stages 1, 2
and 3 at the end of June. The best
designs will go on show at each
site during the national Heritage
Open Days festival in September.
Wentworth Woodhouse’s winners
will be rewarded with a specially
arranged visit for their entire
class to the house and gardens,
including the newly-opening Forest
of Bewilderment.
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