Local history

56 History

School Hill At the museum we receive many queries which send us off hunting for answers. A recent one was ‘Where were the schools on School Hill?’, here are three of them. Did you know School Hill was once called North Street! Laura Cottages, on the right, had a little school room in the back garden built by Mr Manley in the 1870s. It is still visible from Waitrose carpark.

Laura Cottages (on the right)

A short walk up the hill is Chilmark (below right) once known as Talbot House, the chalet bungalow opposite still looks much the same only larger. It is said that a Duke of Norfolk was tutored by the Oxford educated teacher who ran the very select school here.

Chilmark (on the right)

Byne Villa, now Crossways Vets, with the only photograph of the mill in the background. This was a boarding school for young ladies and was run by a Miss Hughes for many years.

Byne Villa, now Crossways Vets

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