Ivan Hall

Ivan Hall FSA is a British architectural historian specialising in the architecture of John Carr. He was born in Manchester and attended Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University.

Ivan Hall
Born1932
Manchester, England
NationalityUK
Alma materManchester University
OccupationArchitectural historian
Known forJohn Carr (architect)
Spouse(s)Elisabeth
ChildrenRachel, John, Maggie Carver

He initially read architecture as a contemporary of Donald Buttress and intended to be a restoration architect, but later changed subject to art history. He worked as an academic at Hull University but spent later years working for English Heritage in London. He campaigned [1] with his wife Elisabeth Hall to preserve historic buildings and their environments.

His published works include:

  • Historic Beverley,[2]
  • Georgian Hull[3]
  • John Carr of York, Architect, A Pictorial Survey.[4]

References
  1. Hull History Centre: Records of the Beverley Minster Open Space Campaign http://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/files/u-dbe.pdf
  2. Historic Beverley Ivan Hall & Elisabeth Hall ISBN 0950576514 Publisher: William Sessions Limited 1973
  3. Georgian Hull Ivan Hall & Elisabeth Hall ISBN 090065743X Publisher: William Sessions Limited 1979
  4. John Carr of York, Architect, A Pictorial Survey Ivan Hall ISBN 095464395X Publisher: Rickaro Books; 2013
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