William Ingle Explained

William Ingle
Birth Date:	1828
Birth Place:	Bishop Thornton
Death Date:	25 March 1870, aged 41 years
Death Place:	Leeds
Nationality:	British
Notable Works:	Architectural sculpture on: Mill Hill Chapel, 1848 Moorlands House, Leeds, 1854 Leeds Town Hall, 1854 30 Park Place, Leeds, 1865 Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield, 1865 Commercial Bank, Bradford, 1868
Style:	Gothic Revival Neoclassical
Movement:	Aesthetic movement Romanticism Gothic Revival Neoclassicism
Spouse:	Ann Elizabeth Agar

William Ingle (1828 – 25 March 1870) was an architectural sculptor in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He specialised in delicately undercut bas relief and small stand-alone stone sculptures of natural and imaginary flora and fauna on churches and on civic, commercial and domestic buildings. He was apprenticed to his uncle Robert Mawer. After Mawer's death in 1854 he worked in partnership with his aunt Catherine Mawer and his cousin Charles Mawer in the company Mawer and Ingle. Notable works by Ingle exist on Leeds Town Hall, Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield and Moorlands House, Leeds. He sometimes exhibited gentle humour in his ecclesiastical work, such as faces peering through greenery, and mischievous humour on secular buildings, such as comic rabbits and frogs among foliage. He died of tuberculosis at age 41 years, having suffered the disease for two years.

Early life

William Ingle (1828 – 25 March 1870)^[1] was the nephew of Robert and Catherine Mawer, and cousin of their son Charles Mawer.^[2] He was the eldest son of Robert Ingle (1799 – 2 August 1860), a corn miller at Render Mills, Bishop Thornton, and Elizabeth Ingle née Mawer (1802 – 18 November 1845), sister of the sculptor Robert Mawer.^[3] Robert Ingle and Elizabeth Mawer were married at Ripon Cathedral on 3 October 1825. They were both buried at Bishop Thornton. William Ingle was baptised on 30 June 1828 at Bishop Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire.^[4]

Apprenticeship

Assuming the regular pattern of apprenticeship between the ages of 14 and 21 years, Ingle was apprenticed to Robert Mawer between about 1842 and 1849.^[2]

Family life and career

He married Ann Elizabeth Agar (b. 1832 at Kimpton, Yorkshire), daughter of Benjamin Agar, an estate agent, in 1852 at Leeds.^[5] In 1851, at age 22, he was living at a lodging house in Leeds, describing himself as a stone and wood carver.^[6] By 1861 he and his wife were living at 38 Portland Crescent, Leeds, and William described himself as a sculptor and stone carver in the Census that year. They had four children: Amelia Jane (born 1852),^[7] Arthur Robert (1855–1865),^{[8] [9]} Fred (1861–1875),^{[10] [11]} and Ernest (1866–1955),^{[12] [13]} all born in Leeds. Ernest was described in the 1871 Census as "deaf and dumb from birth."^{[14] [15]}

Ingle was a member of the Mawer Group, a closely associated group of architectural sculptors working in Leeds in the 19th century. The group included Robert Mawer, Catherine Mawer, Charles Mawer, Benjamin Payler, Matthew Taylor, and Ingle himself. Unlike the other sculptors in this group, Ingle was never credited by personal name for his work, by contemporary newspapers and other documents; they always referred to the company Mawer and Ingle. He was employed as a sculptor by master sculptor Robert Mawer from about 1849 until Robert Mawer's death in 1854, when Ingle became a master sculptor himself. So long as Ingle was working from the Mawer stoneyard, it produced various carving styles including finely undercut natural vegetation, and natural and comical wildlife and mythical animals. After he died, such natural, realistic elements were no longer produced in the same delicate style, so it is reasonable to suppose that this was Ingle's work. Ingle superintended the stone yard and onsite works under the management of Catherine Mawer after Robert Mawer's death,^[2] then became a partner in the firm of Mawer & Ingle.^[16]

Leeds Civic Trust arranged to unveil two blue plaques At the Henry Moore Institute on 11 July 2019, commemorating the work of Robert Mawer, Catherine Mawer and William Ingle, besides the Mawer Group as a whole. This plaques were to be affixed to Moorlands House, Albion Street, and 30 Park Place, both in Leeds, at a later date.^[17]

Death

William Ingle died aged 41 years on 26 March 1870, at 73 Portland Crescent, Leeds. He had had tuberculosis for two years. His mother in law Ann Agar was present at his death.^[1]

Blue plaque in Leeds

At the Henry Moore Institute on 11 July 2019, Leeds Civic Trust unveiled two blue plaques in recognition of the Mawer Group. One of them commemorates the work of William Ingle on 30 Park Place, Leeds. It was scheduled to be affixed to the building at a later date.^{[18] [19]}

Works for Robert Mawer

See main article: Robert Mawer.

• Church of St Paul and St Jude, Manningham, 1846−1848.^[20] Animal drain-pipe gargoyles.
• Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel, Leeds, 1847–1848.^[21] Animal cornice reliefs, fauna and vegetation on reredos, drain-pipe gargoyles, animal and vegetation on pulpit.
• Church of St Matthew, Bankfoot, Bradford, 1848–1849.^[22] Vegetation on capitals, drain-pipe gargoyles
• St Michael and All Angels, Shelf, Halifax, 1849–1850.^[23] (No work by Ingle yet identified)
• St Mary the Virgin, Quarry Hill, Leeds, restoration 1850.^[24] (Demolished)
• Church of St Mary the Virgin, Gomersal, 1850–1851.^[25] (The carving is as yet unexamined)
• St Catherine, Barmby Moor, restoration 1851−1852.^[26] (The carving is as yet unexamined)
• Church of St James, Boroughbridge, 1851−1852.^[27] (No carving by Ingle yet found)
• St George's Hall, Bradford, 1849–1853.^[28] Vine leaves with grapes, Corinthian capitals.
• Former St Andrew, Listerhills Road, North Horton, 1853.^[29] (Demolished)
• St Mark, Woodhouse, Leeds, 1853 and 1856.^[30] Some tower gargoyles may be Ingle's work
• Old Church of St John the Evangelist, New Wortley, Leeds, 1853.^{[31] [32]} (Demolished)
• Church of St Matthias, Burley, Leeds, 1853−1854.^[33] (The carving has not yet been examined)
• Moorlands House, 48 Albion Street, Leeds, 1852–1855.^[34] Bulls' and sheep's heads, acanthus leaf panels.
• St Cuthbert, Ackworth, 1855.^[35] Possibly some foliage decoration, and a dog in foliage on a capital.
• Reredos at Bradford Parish Church, 1854−1855.^[36] Foliage on former reredos (since demolished)

Works for Catherine Mawer

See main article: Catherine Mawer.

• Susannah Blesard monument, St Mark, Woodhouse, 1856.^[37] Flora and fauna on memorial.
• Former St Mark's, Low Moor, Bradford, 1855−1857.^[38] Foliage on capitals, tympanum of south porch, drainpipe gargoyle, foliage on interior capitals, pulpit and font (interior no longer accessible to public)
• New Hall for Halifax Mechanics Institution, 1855−1857.^[39] Most of the foliage is by Ingle, while Catherine carved the heads.
• Church of the Holy Innocents, Thornhill Lees 1858.^[40] Gargoyles on exterior (interior carving has not yet been examined).
• Town Hall, Leeds, 1853–1858.^[41] Foliage and ram's heads on front door panels, arch over front door tympanum, roof pinnacles, sheep on clock tower, Corinthian capitals.
• Memorial tablet, John the Baptist Knaresborough, 1859–1860.^{[42] [43]} All carving of foliage is by Ingle.
• St Peter, Barton-upon-Humber, restoration 1859.^[44] Foliage and fauna on capitals and font, animal heads on colonnade in nave.
• St Stephen's Church, Bowling Old Lane, Bradford 1859–1860.^[45] Gargoyles.

Works for Mawer and Ingle

See main article: Mawer and Ingle.

• Former Barnsley Cemetery chapels, lodges and gateway, 1860–1861.^[46] On remaining entrance archway and colonnade: foliage on capitals and label stops. Includes the only insect carved by the Mawer group. Both chapels demolished.
• Warehouses, Bradford, 1862.^[47] (Demolished)
• Church of St Mary, Lower Dunsforth, Boroughbridge, 1861.^[48] (The carving has yet to be examined)
• Former St Bartholomew's, Armley, Leeds, 1861.^[49] (Demolished)
• Church of St Ricarius, Aberford, 1862.^[50] Interior corbels, font.
• Former St Matthews, Chapel Allerton, 1861–1863.^[51] (Demolished)
• Reredos at Christ Church, High Harrogate, 1861–1862.^[52] Removed and destroyed. Ingle may have carved the "flowery capitals" on it.
• Albert Memorial, Queensbury, 1863.^[53] Stone panels with foliage and hidden birds, diapering, crocketing.
• Church of St Peter, Bramley, 1861–1863.^[54] Nave demolished and replaced in 20th century, tower remains. Ingle possibly carved gargoyles, pinnacles and capitals on tower.
• Hepper & Sons auctioneers sales rooms and offices, East Parade, Leeds 1863.^[55] Natural foliage on some capitals.
• Warehouses, 30 Park Place, Leeds, 1865.^[56] All carving on this building: natural foliage and hidden animals, birds and frogs.
• Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield, 1863–1865.^[57] Naturalistic carving of foliage and animals, including hidden detail throughout.
• Former St John the Evangelist, Wortley, Leeds, 1864–1865.^[58] (Demolished)
• Former Holy Trinity, Louth, 1866.^[59] Natural foliage on label stops and capitals.
• Memorial tablet at Holy Trinity, Low Moor, Bradford, 1866.^[60] One of Ingle's foremost works: he executed all carving except the roundel portrait and the dedication panel. Humour is shown in an over-large albatross nest on a delicate pinnacle, the bird imitating a pelican vulning. There are quirky hidden sirens, supposed to bring luck if seen, but requiring a ladder to view.
• Wool Exchange, Bradford, 1864–1867.^[61] Naturalistic foliage on interior capitals.
• Statues of Sweep and Shoeblack, originally in Peel Park, Bradford, 1867.^[61] (Statues now lost)
• Former Church of St Peter, Dewsbury Road, Hunslet Moor, 1866–1868.^[62] (Demolished)
• Commercial Bank, Bradford, 1867–1868.^[63] Ingle's last major work, the same building featuring a portrait of him with feather in cap by Catherine Mawer. He carved label stops and small stand-alone sculptures featuring natural and fanciful marine animals, including ships' rats and cats.
• Former Church of St Clement, Chapeltown Road, Leeds, 1867–1868.^[64] (Demolished)
• St John the Evangelist, Lepton 1866–1868.^[65] (The carving is as yet unexamined)
• Former Unitarian Chapel, Chapel Lane, Bradford, 1869.^[66] (Demolished)
• Scottish Widows insurance building, Park Row, Leeds, 1869.^[67] Only one portico remains; Ingle's original contribution is unknown.
• United Free Methodists day and infant schools, Farsley, 1869.^[68] (Sculpture is as yet unexamined)
• Christ Church, Windhill, Shipley, 1868–1869.^[69] (The sculpture is as yet unexamined)
• Former Church of St Silas, Hunslet, 1868–1869.^[70] (Demolished)
• Church of St John the Evangelist, Dewsbury, 1869.^[71] (The sculpture is as yet unexamined, but Ingle may have contributed to the pulpit and font)
• Former Church of All Saints, Woodlesford, 1869–1870.^[72] (Sculpture as yet unexamined. However Ingle died in 1870 after two years' severe illness, so his contribution is unknown)

See also

• Robert Mawer
• Catherine Mawer
• Charles Mawer
• Benjamin Payler
• Matthew Taylor (sculptor)
• Benjamin Burstall
• Mawer and Ingle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index entry. 23 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Deaths Mar 1870 Ingle William 41 Leeds vol9b p359. The certificate says: 26 March 1870, 73 Portland Crescent, William Ingle, male, 41 years, Phthisis 2 years, certified, Ann Agar of 27 St James St Leeds present at the death.
2. News: The nobility, clergy and gentry . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Times . 31 March 1855 . 1 col1 . 13 March 2019.
3. United Kingdom Census 1841: HO/107/1351/5/10 p.14, Bishop Thornton, Render Mills
4. England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
5. Web site: Index entry. 23 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Marriages Jun 1852, Agar Ann Elizabeth and Ingle William, Leeds vol9b p287
6. United Kingdom Census 1851: H.O.107/2321/25 Leeds, 4 Bentick Street
7. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Births Dec 1852 Ingle Amelia Jane Leeds vol9b p359, (She married in 1874 and/or 1881)
8. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Deaths Mar 1865 Ingle Arthur Robert Leeds vol9b p350
9. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Births Dec 1855 Ingle Arthur Robert Leeds vol9b p350
10. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Births Dec 1861 Ingle Fred Leeds vol9b p370
11. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Deaths Jun 1875 Ingle Fred 13 Leeds vol9b p328
12. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Births Dec 1866 Ingle Ernest Leeds vol9b p444
13. Web site: Index entry. 25 October 2016. FreeBMD. ONS. Deaths Mar 1955 Ingle Ernest 88 Wharfedale vol2d p789
14. United Kingdom Census 1861: RG9/3394 p16 Leeds Portland Crescent.
15. United Kingdom Census 1871: RG10/4566/ West Leeds, 55 St James Street
16. News: Deaths . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencee . 2 April 1870 . 12 . 13 March 2019. "Ingle, March 25, 1870, aged 41, Mr William Ingle, of the firm of Messrs Mawer & Ingle, stone carvers, Great George Street, Leeds."
17. News: Hinson . Andrew HUTC . Blue plaques to honour Leeds architectural sculptors who left their mark on some of city's most iconic buildings . Yorkshire Evening Post . 8 July 2019 . 9 July 2019.
18. News: Hinson . Andrew HUTC . Blue plaques to honour Leeds architectural sculptors who left their mark on some of city's most iconic buildings. Yorkshire Evening Post . Leeds, West Yorkshire, England . 8 July 2019 . 9 July 2019.
19. News: Drysdal . Laura . A trailblazer for Barbara Hepworth – this is why 'forgotten' sculptor Catherine Mawer has been recognised with a blue plaque in Leeds . Yorkshire Evening Post . Leeds, West Yorkshire, England . 12 July 2019 . 12 July 2019.
20. News: Memorial of St Paul' Church, Manningham . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 28 September 1848 . 6 . 13 March 2019.
21. News: New Unitarian Chapel at Leeds . British Newspaper Archive . Preston Chronicle . 30 December 1848 . 3 . 13 March 2019. "Mawer" mis-spelled as "Macor"
22. News: From . a correspondent . The Church of St Matthew Bankfoot in the parish of Bradford Yorkshire . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 13 December 1849 . 6 . 13 March 2019.
23. News: Consecration of the Church of st Michael and All Angels . British Newspaper Archive . Morning Post . 24 June 1850 . 2 col1 . 13 March 2019.
24. News: Consecration of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Gomersal . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 5 April 1851 . 8, col.3 . 13 March 2019.
25. News: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Little Gomersal, near Leeds . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 1 February 1851 . 8 col4 . 13 March 2019.
26. News: The re-opening of St Catherine's Church, Barmby Moor . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Gazette . 17 April 1852 . 7 col.2 . 13 March 2019.
27. News: Consecration of the new church at Boroughbridge . British Newspaper Archives . Yorkshire Gazette . 31 July 1852 . 6 col.1 . 13 March 2019.
28. News: Opening of st George's Hall. Description of the hall . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 1 September 1853 . 6 . 13 March 2019.
29. News: Consecration of t Andrew's Church . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 29 September 1853 . 5 . 13 March 2019.
30. News: St Marks Church, Woodhouse . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 5 November 1853 . 5 col.2 . 13 March 2019.
31. News: Consecration of St John's Church, New Wortley . British Newspaper Archive. Leeds Intelligencer . 19 November 1853 . 8 . 13 March 2019.
32. News: New Wortley Church . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 25 November 1865 . 5, col.4 . 13 March 2019.
33. News: Consecration of Burley Church, near Leeds . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 11 November 1854 . 8 col.5 . 13 March 2019.
34. News: The Leeds and Yorkshire Assurance Company . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 17 March 1855 . 5 . 13 March 2019.
35. News: Second day's proceedings . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 1 September 1855 . 7 col3 . 13 March 2019.
36. News: The Parish Church . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 23 August 1855 . 5 col.6 . 13 March 2019.
37. News: The late Mrs Blesard . British Newspaper Archive. Leeds Intelligencer . 18 October 1856 . 5 col.2 . 13 March 2019.
38. News: Consecration of St Mark's Church, Low Moor, near Bradford . British Newspaper Archive. Leeds Intelligencer . 14 March 1857 . 6 col6 . 13 March 2019.
39. News: Halifax Mechanics Institution, inauguration of the new building . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 17 January 1857 . 6 col1 . 13 March 2019.
40. News: Consecration of the Church of the Holy Innocents, Thornhill . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 26 June 1858 . 2 col.4 . 13 March 2019.
41. News: The Queen's visit to Leeds, and the inauguration of the Town Hall . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 4 September 1858 . 13 col.2 . 13 March 2019.
42. News: Knaresborough: the Powell Memorial Fund . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Mercury . 22 March 1860 . 4 col2 . 13 March 2019.
43. News: The Powell Memorial Fund . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Gazette . 24 March 1860 . 9 col4 . 13 March 2019.
44. News: Barton, re-opening of st Peter's Church . British Newspaper Archive . Hull Packet . 3 June 1859 . 7 col.3 . 13 March 2019.
45. News: St Stephen's Church, Bowloing Old Lane . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 28 April 1860 . 7 col2 . 13 March 2019.
46. News: Laying the foundation stones at the new cemetery . British Newspaper Archive . Barnsley Chronicle, etc. . 2 June 1860 . 3 . 13 March 2019.
47. News: New warehouses . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 27 March 1862 . 5 col.2 . 13 March 2019.
48. News: Consecration of St Mary's Church, Low Dunsforth . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Gazette . 28 September 1861 . 10 col.1 . 13 March 2019.
49. News: Armley Church . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Times . 28 December 1861 . 5 col.4 . 13 March 2019.
50. News: Re-opening and consecration of Aberford Church . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Gazette . 10 May 1862 . 5 . 13 March 2019.
51. News: Re-opening of St Matthews Church, Leeds . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 15 November 1862 . 8 col.4 . 13 March 2019.
52. News: Enlargement of Christ Church, Harrogate . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Gazette . 5 July 1862 . 5 col.3 . 13 March 2019.
53. News: The Albert Memorial at Queensbury . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 30 May 1863 . 6 col.6 . 13 March 2019.
54. News: Consecration of Bramley, new church . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 11 July 1863 . 8 col.1 . 13 March 2019.
55. News: Improvements in street architecture . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Times . 5 December 1863 . 3 col.3 . 13 March 2019.
56. News: Warehouse, Park Place, Leeds . Hathi Trust . The Building News and Engineering Journal, vol.12 . 1865 . 33 col.1 . 13 March 2019.
57. News: The new hall at Endcliffe . British Newspaper Archive . Sheffield Independent . 27 May 1865 . 6 col.4 . 13 March 2019.
58. News: New Wortley Church . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Intelligencer . 25 November 1865 . 5 col.4 . 13 March 2019.
59. News: Louth – consecration of the Holy Trinity Church . british Newspaper Archive . Stamford Mercury . 13 April 1866 . 6 cl.5 . 13 March 2019.
60. News: The late Rev. J. Fawcett . british Newspaper Archive . Leeds Mercury . 7 July 1866 . 5 col.6 . 13 March 2019.
61. News: Another statue for Peel Park . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Times . 8 May 1867 . 5 col.6 . 13 March 2019.
62. News: New churches in Leeds. Consecration of Hunslet Moor Church . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Mercury . 3 July 1868 . 4 col.2 . 13 March 2019.
63. News: New commercial bank, Bradford . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 5 March 1868 . 3 col5 . 13 March 2019.
64. News: Leeds Church Extension Society: consecration of St Clement's Church . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Mercury . 11 September 1868 . 3 . 13 March 2019.
65. News: Consecration of a new church at Lepton . British Newspaper Archive . Huddersfield Chronicle . 5 December 1868 . 8 col.3 . 13 March 2019.
66. News: Opening of a new Unitarian chapel . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 4 June 1869 . 3 . 13 March 2019.
67. News: Erection of a new insurance building in Park Row . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 26 June 1869 . 5 col.6 . 13 March 2019.
68. News: Opening of new schools at Farsley . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Observer . 2 July 1869 . 4 col.1 . 13 March 2019.
69. News: Consecration of Christ Church, Windhill . British Newspaper Archive . Bradford Daily Telegraph . 17 August 1869 . 2 col4 . 13 March 2019.
70. News: Consecration of St Silas' Church, Hunslet . British Newspaper Archive . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 26 November 1869 . 4 col1 . 13 March 2019.
71. News: Dewsbury – The re-opening of St John's Church . British Newspaper Archive . Dewsbury Reporter . 11 December 1869 . 5 col2 . 13 March 2019.
72. News: Laying the foundation stone of a new church at Woodlesford . British Newspaper Archive . Leeds Mercury . 2 April 1869 . 4 col4 . 13 March 2019.