Jonathan Carr (property developer)

Jonathan T. Carr (1845–1915) was a cloth merchant turned property developer who was the founder of the Bedford Park "garden suburb" in west London.[1]

Jonathan Carr plaque at Bedford Park

He died in January or early February 1915.[2]

References

  1. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/normanshaw/7.html
  2. "Mr. Jonathan Carr". The Guardian. 4 February 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2020 via Newspapers.com.

Further reading

  • Budworth, D.W. (2012) Jonathan Carr's Bedford Park. London: The Bedford Park Society. ISBN 978-0-9570702-3-3
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