Henry Barlow Carter
Plaque unveiled at 16 York Place on 23rd March 2000 by Professor Gordon Bell, a keen supporter of the works of HB Carter.
Henry Barlow Carter was born and brought up in Bermondsey, London. Like JMW Turner, he served in the Navy. He [moved north after he met his cousin, Eliza, who lived in Durham. They married at St. Mary's Parish Church, Scar-| borough, in July 1830. As Carter's success grew over the j next 30 years in Scarborough, so did his prosperity which can be seen from a progressive rise through ever more fashionable addresses in Scarborough from Auborough Street to Queen Street to York Place. Nevertheless, Carter still had to work hard for a living and whilst his artistic reputation is overwhelmingly connected with watercolour painting, his work for the Scarborough printer, SW Theakston, provided an important additional source of income. SW Theakston founded the Scarborough Gazette and opened the town's first art gallery and was one of Carter's most influential clients. The Victorian visitors to Scarborough purchased his paintings as souvenirs of the town and provided Carter with a regular income. It is thought Carter offered tuition from his home in York Place, his pupils included his two sons, Joseph Newington and Henry Vandyke Carter. Following the death of his wife in 1857, Carter left Scarborough in 1862 and moved to Torquay where he died in 1868 from bronchitis. Scarborough Art Gallery holds many of HB Carters works; a list is to be found in 'HB Carter Early Victorian Yorkshire'. Only a small number of Carter's works are usually on display at the Gallery at any one time, although a request can be made to view those not on display.