Hawkshead - Old Grammar School
Location : Hawkshead
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 352980
Hawkshead, LA22 0NT. Tel 015394 35647.
Photo by Tony Richards.
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The Old Grammar School in Hawkshead was founded in 1585 by the Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys. The ground
floor classroom retains many old desks covered in carving done by the boys, including the
poet William Wordsworth and his brother John.
Upstairs in the headmaster's study and a classroom containing an exhibition relating to the history of the school, the founder and William Wordsworth. |
Photo copyright 2008 © Hawkshead Grammar School.
St Michael's Church, and the Old Grammar School. Aerial photo by Simon Ledingham.
Ann Tyson's cottage in Hawkshead.
Whilst at school in Hawkshead, William lodged with Ann Tyson and her husband, who were in their sixties, first in the village, then at Colthouse where they moved in 1783. Anne Tyson's cottage is a private home, now used as a holiday cottage.
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