Ingram House, Bootham, York
These almshouses were built in 1630-32 by Sir Arthur Ingram of York. They were badly damaged during the Civil War in the siege of York. They were then repaired in 1649. Sir Arthur Ingram was a Yorkshireman, born at Thorpe-on-the-Hill, near Leeds. He became a linen draper in London. In 1612 he was appointed one of the Secretaries to the Council in the North. He was knighted a year later. He was MP for York four times, beginning in 1623 and High Sheriff of the County in 1620.
