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Edward Ingress Bell
Architect
Year Only
1837
Exact Date
30/08/1914
Edward Ingress Bell was born in 1837 and apprenticed to his father who was a civil engineer. He was in partnership with H V Bacon from 1860 and had extensive experience having worked for George Gilbert Scott and Richard Cromwell Carpenter (? Richard Herbert: Richard Cromwell died in 1855 when Bell was eighteen), Rhode Hawkins, William Wilkinson Wardell, William Bonython Moffatt, William and Andrew Moseley, Sir Charles Barry and Joseph Aloysius Hansom. He was admitted ARIBA on 3 December 1866, his proposers being Robert William Edis, Moseley and Thomas Edward Knightley. Circumstance compelled him to retire in 1869, but he was readmitted on 17 February 1873 and became architect to the Crown Agents for the Colonies in 1882. In the early 1880s he joined Aston Webb in partnership.

In 1885 the partnership of Webb & Bell made its name by winning the competition for the Birmingham Law Courts and in 1891 that for the South Kensington Museum; that for Christ's Hospital in Horsham followed in 1894. These successes brought in their wake a long series of public commissions and further competition successes notably that for the improvement of the Mall in 1901.

Ingress Bell died on 30 August 1914 at St Stephen's Winchester Road, West Worthing. By that date Webb had taken his son Maurice Everett Webb, born 23 April 1880, into partnership.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

Private Addresses

Private Addresses2 classic

AddressClassDate From CharDate From TypeDate To CharDate To TypeNotes
Castelnau Barnes London EnglandPrivate
The Parade Epsom Surrey EnglandPrivate
19 Queen Anne's Gate London EnglandPrivate

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2 classic

AddressClassDate From Date From TypeDate ToDate To TypeNotes
30 Regent Street London EnglandBusiness1866
17 Craven Street London EnglandBusiness1879

Employment and Training

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
(Sir) Charles Barry100201After 1852Before 1860Assistant
William Wilkinson Wardell203864After 1852Before 1860Assistant
(Sir) George Gilbert Scott200042After 1852Before 1860Assistant
Richard Cromwell Carpenter200218After 1852Before 1860AssistantUncertain - more likely to be Richard Herbert
Joseph Aloysius Hansom201396After 1852Before 1860Assistant
William Bonython Moffatt202092After 1852Before 1860Assistant
(Sir) Aston Webb & E Ingress Bell202152c. 1880Partner

Buildings and Designs

This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

Buildings and Designs2 classic

Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
Birmingham Law CourtsIn year 1885BirminghamEnglandWon competition and secured job
Imperial InstituteIn year 1887LondonEnglandUnsuccessful competition design
South Kensington MuseumBefore 1891South KensingtonLondonEnglandWon competition to secure job
Edinburgh Castle, Magazines and Ordnance StoreIn year 1893EdinburghScotlandPlans for reconstruction as a military hospital drawn up
Birmingham UniversityIn year 1900EdgbastonBirminghamEngland
Dunecht House (including chapel)In year 1913EchtAberdeenshireScotlandAdditions comprising boilerhouse wing, gates and lodges (northeast and northwest), terraces, loggia and gazebo

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this person:

Bib ref classic

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
British Architectural Library, RIBADirectory of British Architects 1834-19142001
Gray, A StuartEdwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary1985
Service, AlastairEdwardian Architecture and its Origins1975

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this person:

Period ref classic

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
RIBA Journal1930/09/20*Obituary of Webb
Builder1930/08/29*Obituary of Webb
Builder1930/09/05*Obituary of Webb
Builder1930/12/19*Obituary of Webb
Building News1890/01/03*