Modern English Biography, Volume 2 (of 6), I-Q

I’ANSON, Edward (eld. son of Edward I’Anson 1775–1853, surveyor and architect). b. St. Laurence, Pountney hill, London 25 July 1812; ed. at Merchant Taylors’; exhibited 18 designs at R.A. 1830–80; architect in city of London 1837 to death; surveyor for St. Bartholomew’s hospital 18 Dec. 1871; designed British and Foreign Bible Society’s buildings, Queen Victoria st. 1866, Merchant Taylors’ school at the Charterhouse opened 1875, and greater part of the fine buildings in the City built exclusively for offices; restored Dutch church in Austin Friars and that of St. Mary, Abchurch; F.R.I.B.A. 1840, pres. 1886 to death, wrote many papers for its Transactions; author of Detached essays and illustrations, Architectural Publication soc. 1853. d. 28 Clanricarde gardens, Bayswater, London 30 Jany. 1888. bur. at Headley in Hampshire. Builder, xxix 189, 1006 (1871), portrait.

I’ANSON, William, b. Middleham, Yorkshire 1810; horse trainer; trainer to A. Johnstone at Malton 1849; trained Blink Bonny winner of the Derby 1857, Caller Ou winner of the St. Leger 1861 and Blair Athol winner of the Derby and St. Leger 1864; had a yearly sale of horses on Friday after the St. Leger; owner of numerous race horses; golf player; captain of Malton curling club; his Blink [2]Bonny stud farm was very well known. d. Hungerford house, Norton, Malton 10 Jany. 1881. Illust. sp. and dram. news, xiv 453, 466 (1881), portrait; Bell’s Life in London 15 Jany. 1881 pp. 6, 7.