Jonathan T. Carr
Founder of Bedford Park, the first garden suburb, 1875.
B 1845. D 1915.
W4, Bath Road, St Michael & All Angels Church
This memorial was restored in May 2015 to mark the centenary of Carr's death.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jonathan Carr
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