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John Earle, stonemason, sculptor, architect, Kingston upon Hull
The Earle and the Keyworth families are responsible for most of the public and monumental sculptures to be found in the city.
John Earle (1779-1863) was the son of George Earle (1748-1827), stonemason. He was the father of Thomas Earle (1810-1876), the most well-known member of the family.
John Earle joined his father’s masonry business and was responsible for numerous competent but conventional funerary monuments in the East Riding and North Lincolnshire. By 1814 John was managing the Earle yard on Osborne Street, Kingston upon Hull. He continued to work as a mason and architect but by the 1820s styled himself ‘sculptor’. The business flourished throughout the 1820s and Earle received a number of major commissions for architectural projects whilst continuing to provide a wide range of monuments. On 5 October 1832, however, Earle’s business had collapsed and he was declared bankrupt, though he managed to stay in business. As late as 1863, the year of his death, Earle and Keyworth were the only two sculptors listed in the local trades’ directory. Source: Link
His portfolio included:
Pilot Office, Queen Street, 1819-20
Ferres Almshouses, Prince’s Dock Street, 1822
St Charles Roman Catholic Church, Jarratt Street, 1828-29
John Earle (1779-1863) was the son of George Earle (1748-1827), stonemason. He was the father of Thomas Earle (1810-1876), the most well-known member of the family.
John Earle joined his father’s masonry business and was responsible for numerous competent but conventional funerary monuments in the East Riding and North Lincolnshire. By 1814 John was managing the Earle yard on Osborne Street, Kingston upon Hull. He continued to work as a mason and architect but by the 1820s styled himself ‘sculptor’. The business flourished throughout the 1820s and Earle received a number of major commissions for architectural projects whilst continuing to provide a wide range of monuments. On 5 October 1832, however, Earle’s business had collapsed and he was declared bankrupt, though he managed to stay in business. As late as 1863, the year of his death, Earle and Keyworth were the only two sculptors listed in the local trades’ directory. Source: Link
His portfolio included:
Pilot Office, Queen Street, 1819-20
Ferres Almshouses, Prince’s Dock Street, 1822
St Charles Roman Catholic Church, Jarratt Street, 1828-29
Created: Tue, 11 Mar 2025, Updated: Tue, 11 Mar 2025
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