Two churches in Keighley are to benefit from the £500,000 estate of Lord Ingrow, the former boss of Timothy Taylor's brewery in the town.

The former Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire left £1,000 each to Keighley parish and Ingrow parish churches which has been earmarked towards restoration costs.

And he bequeathed a similar amount to his old public school - Shewsbury - and to the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Lord Ingrow, who was born in Keighley and died in February this year aged 84, left £541,033 in his estate.

His gift to St Andrew's Shared Parish Church in Keighley will go towards the £107,400 cost of repairing one of the aisle roofs.

The church has to find £18,000 and the rest will come from grants.

The church also has to find another £89,000 for the second aisle roof and a further £52,000 for the roof of the nave and chancel.

Priest in Charge the Rev Peter Mott said: "This is a welcome gift.

"We can't afford the luxury of buying an item in memory of Lord Ingrow because all the money needs to go into the church repairs."

St John's Church at Ingrow has allocated Lord Ingrow's mon-ey towards its £185,000 roof and tower rest-oration.

Rachel Kirke, the wife of vicar the Reverend Clive Kirke, said: "English Heritage has funded £163,000 but we have to find the rest ourselves.

"We are most grateful to Lord Ingrow. The money is absolutely vital in helping us with the restoration work."

The project was due to be completed in February and it will be followed by a project to improve the interior of the 159-year-old church.

Lord Ingrow, former Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, was chairman and managing director of Timothy Taylor's and also Life President of the company.

For 21 years from 1956 he was a Conservative member of the former Keighley Borough Council and served as a magistrate in the town for 38 years.

He was awarded the OBE for his public work in 1960 and was knighted in 1972. He took the title Baron Ingrow when he became a life peer in 1982.