Summerseat House
Introduction
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Summerseat House
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 18 Dec 2011
Looking from Newcombe Road, across the grounds of Summerseat House. Summerseat House was built in 1836 as a large mansion to house the mill owner, Richard Hamer. From 1911, it came to be used as a home for sick children. http://summerseat.ourwardfamily.com/1930's_at_summerseat_house.htm has recollections by Lillian Galloway of time she spent convalescing at the house in the 1930s. It is now used as a special school "New Summerseat House". It is a Grade II listed building.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.628485
Longitude
-2.32234