Ingram House

Ingram House is a historic building on the street of Bootham, York, England. It was built as an almshouse for ten poor widows between 1630 and 1640 by real estate developer and politician Sir Arthur Ingram and was originally known as Ingram's Hospital. It was damaged during the Siege of York and was restored in 1649.[1] It is the most important mid-seventeenth century building in Bootham, pre-classical and composed of eleven bays of two low storeys, but with a four-storey central tower.[2] The middle doorway dates back to the Norman period, and is believed to have once been a doorway to Holy Trinity Priory.[2]

Ingram’s Hospital
LocationYork, Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°57′57.08″N 1°5′27.16″W
Built1630-1640
Built forArthur Ingram
Restored1649, 1958
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameIngram House
Designated14 June 1954
Reference no.1259395
Location of Ingram’s Hospital in North Yorkshire

Charles I of England stayed at the house in 1642. In 1959, it was converted into four flats.[2] It was listed as a Grade II* building in 1954.[3]

References
  1. Nuttgens, Patrick (ed) (2001). The History of York: from Earliest Times to the Year 2000. Pickering: Blackthorn Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-9535072-8-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "Ingram House, Bootham". York Conservation Trust. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  3. Historic England. "Ingram House (1259395)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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