Model version of Yorkshire church takes Keiss man six years to build
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GOOD things come to those who wait, according to a Caithness model-builder who said he has completed his finest work after years of fine attention to detail.
John Ingleby (76), from Keiss, said his model version of St Mary’s Church in Embsay, Yorkshire, took him six years to complete.
Originally from Willesden in Yorkshire, John severely damaged his right arm when he was electrocuted while at work.
Despite losing almost all feeling, he has continued to make dozens of scale models of buildings across the country.
But he said the church, which he first began work on in 2005, is one of his proudest achievements.
"Since I’ve retired I’ve always been keen on building model houses," he said. "But I decided that I wanted to do something more challenging and chose the church as it was near to where I am originally from.
"I used to visit it quite a lot and the minister who was at the church was very obliging in letting me photograph it and carry out measurements."
John has made replica models of crofts at Latheron and is also a keen artist who enjoys painting landscapes of the county which he described as "spectacular".
