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It was a substantial gift to the town from John Carr (1723-1807), the famous architect who never forgot his roots, even though he twice became the Lord Mayor of York.

The earliest grandstand was designed by John Carr of York and dates from 1776.

The Palladian-style Town Hall designed by John Carr dominates the background.

The earliest grandstand was designed by John Carr of York and dates from 1776.

Lime Walk is part of the development of the Carrs, the old open pasture land that is still a great asset for the town.

The earliest grandstand was designed by John Carr of York and dates from 1776.

Further along Church Road is the lovely building designed by John Carr of York, Kirkland Hall.

Carr and Sons 'You'll Get it at Carrs' on the left has since been rebuilt in an approximate replica and is now a Sue Ryder charity shop.

This would have been a familiar view for Carr John Glyn, rector of the village from 1829 to 1896, one of the longest serving parish priests on record.

The tranquillity of reed beds and alder carr fringing a quiet backwater near Beccles is being enjoyed by the man relaxing in his wide-bottomed dinghy.

The Green Bridge, named because of its proximity to the Green, was built 1788-89 to a design by the North Riding bridgemaster, York architect John Carr, after its medieval predecessor

Clifton House, which is now the local museum, dates from 1782 and is the work of John Carr of York, one of the country's outstanding architects of his day.

It was extensively remodelled during the 19th century by the architect William Burn; it had previously been modernised between 1768 and 1788 by John Carr of York.

A market town situated on the edge of the Fens, Downham Market's buildings are often constructed from carr-stone, an attractive rust-coloured sandstone characteristic of Norfolk.

On the left is the grandstand designed by John Carr and built in 1777.

The first, in Cranmore Boulevard, is an office range built in 1954-56 for Carrs and designed by Erno Goldfinger.The second, designed by Clifford Tee & Gale and built in 1963-65, is the research labs of

Here we look towards Cluntergate; on the right is the birthplace of John Carr.

Northfield Lane continues past John Carr's cottage, and just around the corner is this school established in 1913.

It had started with Jane Austen (in 'Sense and Sensibility') and continued into the 20th century, when John le Carre's 'Perfect Spy' Magnus Pym died here.

The imposing 18th-century Hackness Hall was built here on the site of an old priory to the designs of John Carr's assistant Thomas Atkinson.

Its buildings are varied and stylish, particularly those made of the local rust-coloured carr-stone.

Jean Carre, one of the last of the French glassmakers to work in these parts, is said to be buried in Alfold churchyard.

After a fire in 1734 it was rebuilt by John Carr in fine Georgian style.

Over to the right up Carr Lane is the parish church of St John the Baptist.