George S Ingles (1874-1952)

Administrative / Biographical History

Ingles studied at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1900 he joined the teaching staff of the Leicester Municipal Technical and Art School, becoming Head of the Department of Drawing, Painting and Design, and then Principal of the School of Art in 1925. He retired in 1934.

The plaque was sculpted by Maude Windley, teacher in the College of Art.