Temple Newsam- Arthur Ingram

Question 1

How much was it bought for (Arthur Ingram)

Answer 1

£12,000

Question 2

Sir Arthur Ingram context

Answer 2

Born in 1567 in the middling sort
Became an MP at 42
Strong relationship with King James 1 (came to his son’s christening)
Knighted in 1613
Died in 1642

Question 3

How long did Sir Arthur spend renovating Temple Newsam

Answer 3

20 years

Question 4

Context to England (Sir Arthur Ingram)

Answer 4

England was Protestant
Rules by King James 1
Land was still owned by noblemen
Started trading with the wider world (America and Asia)
New trades like coffee, peppers spices and sugar

Question 5

Painting of Temple Newsam from Sir Arthur’s time

Answer 5

Leonard Knyff Painting 1699

Question 6

Changes to Temple Newsam house

Answer 6

Artistically designed gardens
Less woodland
Geometric gardens
No East wing
Rid of military features

Question 7

Reasons and attitudes for Geometric gardens

Answer 7

Used for walking (family and children)
Less need for woodlands as Sir Arthur was not a hunter and did not host hunts/feasts

Question 8

Reasons and attitudes for Changes to Great Hall

Answer 8

Reduced in size from two floors to one
Ingram was less important so did not host regular feasts so did not require as much space

Question 9

Reasons and attitudes for removing battlements and replacing with a prayer

Answer 9

Prayer was originally in wood before being replaced with metal
Prayer was dedicated to the King and God
Each morning all staff would recite the prayer together
Religious
Patriotic

Question 10

Reasons and attitudes for East wing

Answer 10

Destroyed in a fire
Not rebuilt due to being unfashionable and miasma

Question 11

Reasons and attitudes for chapel

Answer 11

No record of Darcy having a chapel
Sir Arthur installed arch windows instead of square windows
Would be regularly used by the whole family and house

Question 12

Reasons and attitudes for Dark room

Answer 12

Small space for the servants to be called in for work (no windows)
Servants wing hidden away from the family

Question 13

Reasons and attitudes for corridors

Answer 13

Added corridors to the North Wing as well as the servants corridors
Gives privacy to the family

Question 14

Reasons and attitudes for Jib door

Answer 14

Maze of secret corridors
Only used by servants
Decorated to look like walls
Privacy for the family
Ideas that servants should not be seen
Higher status for the family over the servants