John CARTER
- Born: 1748
- Died: 1817
- Grave/memorial: XE 055
Antiquarian Draftsman, Architect and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He was distinguished for his…. superior knowledge of the Ancient Architecture of England ….. His zeal for the preservation of Ancient Buildings and remains of Antiquity was equal to his judgement and science, and he had the high satisfaction of knowing that his active and steady Perseverance had been the means of saving from Destruction several ancient structures, valuable monuments of the skill of our ancestors’. He is credited with saving the Galilee and the Neville Screen at Durham Cathedral in 1796, according to Colvin, who says he was nervous, irascible and eccentric. Among his many publications, mostly views of Gothic buildings, he had printed pseudonymously a dramatic account of an unhappy love affair, illustrated by an engraving of his inamorata in the nude.
Reference: Buried in Hampstead, Camden History Society 1986