Description

HAWKSHEAD WORDSWORTH STREET
SD 3598 SW
(North side)
12/164 Anne Tyson's Cottage
18.5.53 (formerly listed as
Wordsworth Lodge)

GV II*

House. Probably C17. Roughcast with slate roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays, the end
bays projecting as gabled wings. Slate dripcourse to central 3 bays. Ground
floor has sashed windows with glazing bars to 3rd and 4th bays. 1st floor has
casement windows with iron opening lights. 1st bay has steps to 1st floor
terrace to return supported on round stone rubble pier, ground floor entrances
and 1st floor window with small-paned casement and glazed door. Entrance
between 3rd and 4th bays has trellis porch and part-glazed 6-panel door. 5th
bay has casement windows, that to 1st floor with iron opening light; left return
has small 1st floor window; right return has casement and half-glazed entrance.
Cross-axial stack; 1st bay has gable-end stack. 5th bay has projecting return
lateral stack with set offs, and cross-axial stack. Interior not inspected, but
said to have timber partitions etc. William Wordsworth is believed to have
lodged here while attending Hawkshead Grammar School (q.v.). 1st bay wing used
as chapel until 1862.

Listing NGR: SD3516998175

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543914

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)