As well as churches, houses and other buildings, together with reredoses, during the course of his life Carter also designed war memorials, all manner of furniture and interior fittings and ornaments, gardens, heraldic emblems and religious clothing, and between 1887 and 1911 he exhibited ten drawings at the Royal Academy. Although he was English, it was South Wales that stole his heart and the place where he will not be forgotten. — Michael Statham
Biographical Material
Buildings
- Caldey Island monastry (coming shortly)
- 20 & 22 Victoria Road, Penarth (coming shortly)
- Red House, Victoria Road, Penarth
- St Paul's, Grangetown, Cardiff
- All Saints Parish Hall, Penarth (coming shortly)
- 12 Marine Parade, Penarth< (coming shortly)
- 23-25 Archer Road, Penarth (coming shortly)
- Garn-Hill, St Andrews Major
- St Peter's Church, Dinas Powys
Ornaments and Fittings
- Wall painting, St Oudoceus church, Llandogo (with J. P. Seddon)
- Reredos, St Oudoceus church, Llandogo (with J. P. Seddon)
- Altar, St David's church, attributed to Carter
Bibliography
Carter, J.C. Architectural drawings, sketches and photographs for prospective churches in and near South Wales, together with houses, furniture, interior fittings and ornaments, ca. 1900-1927. National Library of Wales.
Carter, J. Coates. "Street Architecture at Cardiff." Western Mail. 18 February 1884, p. 4.
Hamilton, Alec. A Late-flowering of the Arts & Crafts in Pembrokeshire: The Heartfelt Hands-on Churchmanship of John Coates Carter. Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, Vol. 27 (2018), p.35-46. Available at A late-flowering of the Arts & Crafts in Pembrokeshire: the heartfelt hands-on churchmanship of John Coates Carter - Pembrokeshire Historical Society (a very useful source).
Lloyd, T., Orbach J. & Scourfield, R. The Buildings of Wales – Pembrokeshire. Yale University Press, 2004.
Newman, J. The Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan.Penguin, 1995.
Newman, J. The Buildings of Wales – Gwent/Monmouthshire. Penguin, 2000.
Seddon, J.P. and Carter J.C. WANTED, in Architects' Office, Educated Youth. South Wales Daily News, 12 October 1883. 2.
Seddon and Carter, Messrs. "Wanted, an articled pupil or boy." The Western Mail. 22 April 1884. 2.
Statham, Michael. Penarth Alabaster. Welsh Stone Forum, 2017.
Thomas, Phil. John Coates Carter Building a Sense of Place. Buildings Conservation Directory, (17th ed., London, 2010): Special Report on Historic Churches, p.34-39. Available at https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/coates-carter/coates-carter.htm (a very useful source).
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